Hand-Rearing wild caribou calves for studies of nutritional ecology

Zoo Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-171

  Parker, Katherine L ^a   Barboza, Perry S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribou; Hand rearing; Lactation; Milk formula; Rangifer

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; REINDEER; UNITED STATES;

AGING; ALASKA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; REINDEER;

RANGIFER; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 84876096183     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.21046     Document Type: Article

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