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Oreamnos americanus

Known as: Goats, Mountain, Mountain Goat, Rocky Mountain goat 
A species Oreamnos americanus, but not a true goat, despite its common name. It is more similar to CHAMOIS and gorals rather than GOATS.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Revisiting Paleoindian exploitation of extinct North American mammals
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Animal performance and milk fatty acid profile of dairy goats fed diets with different unsaturated plant oils.
The effect of supplementing a basal diet with 1 of 3 plant oils on productive efficiency and milk fatty acid composition was… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Inferring landscape effects on gene flow: a new model selection framework
Populations in fragmented landscapes experience reduced gene flow, lose genetic diversity over time and ultimately face greater… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Multilocus heterozygosity, parental relatedness and individual fitness components in a wild mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus population
Matings between relatives lead to a decrease in offspring genetic diversity which can reduce fitness, a phenomenon known as… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Bio-Economics of Large-Scale Eradication of Feral Goats From Santiago Island, Galápagos
Abstract Invasive mammals are premier drivers of extinction and ecosystem change, particularly on islands. In the 1960s… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Trade-offs in activity budget in an alpine ungulate: contrasting lactating and nonlactating females
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Birthdate, mass and survival in mountain goat kids: effects of maternal characteristics and forage quality
In temperate environments, early-born ungulates may enjoy a longer growth period before winter, and so attain a higher body mass… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Offspring sex ratio in relation to maternal age and social rank in mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus)
Abstract In polygynous mammals, high-quality females may increase their fitness by producing a high proportion of sons. During a… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Social dominance in adult female mountain goats
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Prey selectivity of wolves in Banff National Park. II: Age, sex, and condition of elk
Wolf predation on elk was studied in Banff National Park, Alberta. Overall, wolves took a higher proportion of adult males and… 
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