Activity pattern of arctic reindeer in a predator-free environment: No need to keep a daily rhythm

Oecologia

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 617-624

  Loe, Leif Egil ^a   Bonenfant, Christophe ^a,b   Mysterud, Atle ^a   Severinsen, Torbjørn ^a   Øritsland, Nils Are ^a   Langvatn, Rolf ^c,d   Stien, Audun ^e   Irvine, R Justin ^f   Stenseth, Nils Chr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^f SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEER; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD LIMITATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SEASONALITY; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REINDEER;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; REINDEER;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 34250657406     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0681-7     Document Type: Article

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