. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1976 Bergerud: Annual Antler Cycle, Newfoundland Caribou 459. FiGURb 8. A doe in velvet with a newborn calf. retention of antlers and the frequency of does that calved late in 1958 (Table 8). In 1958 there were few, if any, calves born 3-8 June; however, from 10 to 12 June about 4% of the does gave birth (Table 8). From 9 to 12 June I counted nine does with antlers among 570 does (). From 13 to 16 June I saw no antlered does {n = 215). The percentage of antlered does expected, if 4% were pregnant, would be ( X ). Several of these antlered does w
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1976 Bergerud: Annual Antler Cycle, Newfoundland Caribou 459. FiGURb 8. A doe in velvet with a newborn calf. retention of antlers and the frequency of does that calved late in 1958 (Table 8). In 1958 there were few, if any, calves born 3-8 June; however, from 10 to 12 June about 4% of the does gave birth (Table 8). From 9 to 12 June I counted nine does with antlers among 570 does (). From 13 to 16 June I saw no antlered does {n = 215). The percentage of antlered does expected, if 4% were pregnant, would be ( X ). Several of these antlered does were observed to be clearly pregnant. These late does that calved late may have immediately cast their antlers following calving (Table 8). Size of Antlers The size of antlers depends in part on Table 8—Comparison of the dates of calving and doe antler-casting, 1958 Dates Does Percent calves' Number of newborn Percent antlered May-June counted born calves caught females 20-30 89 4 1 24-27 424 20 15 28-31 211 53 11 1-4 157 some^ 32 5-8 29 none none 9-12 570 4 5 13-16 215 none none Total 1,695 SP 35 — 'Based on calves/100 does. ^Some born June 1 and 2 but none on June 3 and 4, in 61 caribou seen. JNot 100% since many young calves died, which resulted in an underestimate of calves/100 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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