Factors affecting velvet antler weights in free-ranging reindeer in Alaska
Free-ranging reindeer on the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska are rounded up from late May to early July and antlers are removed.We used data collected from 1987 to 1997 to determine how velvet antler weights cnd be demure of males and females varied with age, year, reproductive status, Julian date, and body weight.Male antler weights increased w