Barren Ground Caribou
by Francis Harper
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About this eBook
- Author
- Harper, Francis, 1886-1972
- Title
- The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin
- Credits
- Produced by Louise Hope, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, some images courtesy of The Internet Archive and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- QL: Science: Zoology
- Subject
- Caribou -- Nunavut -- Keewatin
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 33721
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33721
- Release Date
- September 14, 2010
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.THE BARREN GROUND CARIBOU OF KEEWATIN
- 2.BY FRANCIS HARPER
- 3.CONTENTS — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ( added by transcriber ) — Introduction — Migrations — Southern limits of winter range — Spring migration in the Churchill region — Spring migration in the Nueltin Lake region — Summer interlude — Fall migration in the Nueltin Lake region — Retrograde autumnal movement — Fall migration in the Churchill region — Summation of Geographical Distribution — Ecology — Habitats — Trails — Influence of weather on distribution — Influence of food supply on distribution — Influence of insects on distribution — Effect of combined environmental factors on distribution — Relations to man — Ethnological material from caribou products — Relations to Black Bears — Relations to foxes — Relations to Wolves — Relations to birds of prey — Relations to miscellaneous animals — Relations to flies — Ectoparasites — Relations to Reindeer — Numerical Status — General Habits — Daily periods of activity and rest — Organization of herds — Disposition — Senses — Gaits — Tracks — Swimming — Shaking off moisture and insects — Signaling — Food — Scatology — Voice — Reproduction — Fawns — Growth — Antlers — Rubbing trees — Morphology and Taxonomy — Pelage and molt — Albinism — Foot-glands — Mastology — Fat — Body-Measurements and Weights — Measurements of Skulls — Measurements of Antlers — Measurements of Testes — Geographical variation — Literature Cited — Annotated Bibliographical References to Rangifer arcticus arcticus
- 4.INDEX
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