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Comparison of rumen fill and rate of passage in reindeer and muskoxen fed a common diet: Digestive strategies and competitive interactions

• Reference: Spalinger, D. E., R. G. White, and P. Groves. 2002. Comparison of rumen fill and rate of passage in reindeer and muskoxen fed a common diet: Digestive strategies and competitive interactions [abstract]. Page 209 [In] Connectivity in northern waters: Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, and Gulf of Alaska interrelationships. Program and abstracts of the 53rd Arctic Science Conference, 18-21 September 2002, Fairbanks, Alaska. Arctic Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
• Audiences: Wildlife Manager
• Authors: P. Groves, Donald E. Spalinger, Robert G. White
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• Keywords: reindeer, Rangifer tarandus, muskox, Ovibos moschatus, digestion, diet
• Link: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/research_pdfs/comparison_rumen_fill_rate_passage_reindeer_muskoxen.pdf (PDF)
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• Primary Authors: Donald E. Spalinger
• Programs: Wildlife Health, Wildlife Research
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• Publication Types: Abstract/Poster/Presentation (Scientific)
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• Species: Caribou, Muskox
• Species Categories: Big Game, Mammals, Ungulates
• Title: Comparison of rumen fill and rate of passage in reindeer and muskoxen fed a common diet: Digestive strategies and competitive interactions
• Topics: Disease, Health, and Nutrition, Research, Physiology, Diet
• Year: 2002

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