Muskoxen in the high Arctic-temporal and spatial differences in body size

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 272, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-234

  Lyberth, B ^a   Landa, A ^b   Nagy, J ^c   Loison, A ^d   Olesen, C R ^e   Gunn, A ^f   Forchhammer, M C ^g  

^a GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c Resources Wildlife and Economic Development   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e Natl Environ Research Institute   (Denmark)

^f RWED ^*  (Canada)

^g NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body size; Density dependence; Geographic variation; Life history; Muskox; Ovibos moschatus; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ECOMORPHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RUMINANT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARCTIC; CANADA; GREENLAND; JAMESON LAND; KANGERLUSSUAQ; NORTH AMERICA; VICTORIA ISLAND;

OVIBOS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS MOSCHATUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 34248665569     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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