Orphan caribou, Rangifer tarandus, calves: A re-evaluation of overwinter survival data

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Abstract

Low sample size and high variation within populations reduce power of statistical tests. These aspects of statistical power appear to have affected an analysis comparing overwinter survival rates of non-orphan and orphan Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) calves by an earlier study for the Porcupine Caribou Herd. A re-evaluation of the data revealed that conclusions about a lack of significant difference in the overwinter survival rates between orphan and non-orphan calves were premature.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Orphan caribou, Rangifer tarandus, calves: A re-evaluation of overwinter survival data
Series title Canadian Field-Naturalist
Volume 114
Issue 2
Year Published 2000
Language English
Publisher Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
Publisher location Ottawa, ON
Contributing office(s) Alaska Science Center
Description 2 p.
First page 322
Last page 323
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