Rangifer

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Rangifer - reindeer or caribou

genus Rangifer

mammal genus - a genus of mammals

Cervidae, family Cervidae - deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer

caribou, Greenland caribou, Rangifer tarandus, reindeer - Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America

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During July 2017-January 2018, the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service in Pullman, WA, USA, received nasal swab samples from 230 moose (Alces alces) and 243 caribou (Rangifer tarandus) from Alaska and 5 mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) from Arizona (online Technical Appendix, https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/ EID/article/24/12/18-0632-Techapp1.pdf).

Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in Wildlife Species beyond Subfamily Caprinae

Iluiliup tuktuit refers to caribou coming from the mainland (Sallerina, 2012; Aqslaluk, 2013; Putuguq, 2013; WKSP, 2013b, 2016a) and is commonly translated into English as barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) (Table 1).

Inuit Approaches to Naming and Distinguishing Caribou: Considering Language, Place, and Homeland toward Improved Co-management

Venison: Meat from red deer (Cervus elaphus) and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus).

Investigation on Autolytic Processes and Microstructural Changes in Red Deer Meat

Deer antlers are bony appendages of the males in all deer species except for the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus).

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of annexin A2 gene in sika deer antler tip

Here, we provide a short-term (6-18 months) assessment of the performance of Lotek LifeCycle GPS collars deployed on free-ranging caribou Rangifer tarandus and bison Bison bison in northwestern North America, focusing on GPS errors.

Accuracy and performance of low-feature GPS collars deployed on bison Bison bison and caribou Rangifer tarandus

Ball, "Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and climate change: importance of winter forage," Rangifer, vol.

An Assessment of Forage Selection by Giraffe Introduced into Umfurudzi Park, Northern Zimbabwe

Reindeer or Rangifer tarandus have many unique characteristics.

Reindeer Genome Shows Common Ancestry With Cattle, Goat

In northern Alaska, heavier caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in autumn were more likely to have a successful pregnancy (Cameron et al.

SEASONAL VARIATION OF NUTRITIONAL HORMONES IN CAPTIVE FEMALE MOOSE

Of the three subspecies of caribou, Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) depend the most heavily on sea ice highways.

Shrinking sea ice threatens mobility: both furry and flowery travelers face trouble in a warmer world

The estimated scalar between maternal body mass and neonate birth mass is similar to Loison and Strand (2005) for reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) and the interspecific scaling relationship estimated by Robbins and Robbins (1979).