Relationship between Conception Date and Latitude in Muskoxen

  • Peter F. Flood Department of Veterinary Anatomy, W.C.V.M., University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskaroon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5B4
  • Susan C. Tedesco Department of Veterinary Anatomy, W.C.V.M., University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskaroon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5B4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.17.1.382
Keywords: Ovibos, season, calving, reproduction, conception, latitude, Arctic

Abstract

It has been suggested that muskoxen calve earlier with increasing latitude but the available data do not seem to have been thoroughly analyzed. Therefore, estimated conception dates (K=657) from a wide range of latitudes were compared. The results indicate that conceptions occur about a month earlier in the arctic than at temperate latitudes. This conclusion is consistent with reported observations of mating behaviour and calving season.
Published
1997-04-01
How to Cite
Flood, P. F., & Tedesco, S. C. (1997). Relationship between Conception Date and Latitude in Muskoxen. Rangifer, 17(1), 25-30. https://doi.org/10.7557/2.17.1.382
Issue
Vol 17 No 1 (1997)
Section
Articles
Copyright (c) 2015 Peter F. Flood, Susan C. Tedesco

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