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Sheep, Bighorn

Known as: Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis 
A species of sheep, Ovis canadensis, characterized by massive brown horns. There are at least four subspecies and they are all endangered or… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Sequence analysis of the msp4 gene of Anaplasma ovis strains.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
SELECTION AND GENETIC (CO)VARIANCE IN BIGHORN SHEEP
Abstract Genetic theory predicts that directional selection should deplete additive genetic variance for traits closely related… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Experiments in DNA extraction and PCR amplification from bighorn sheep feces: the importance of DNA extraction method.
Reliability of genotyping is an issue for studies using non-invasive sources of DNA. We emphasize the importance of refining DNA… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Predator-induced natural selection on temperament in bighorn ewes
Temperament traits in animals may have important fitness consequences, but have received little attention from ecologists or… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES IN THE UNITED STATES
Invading non-indigenous species in the United States cause major environmental damages and losses adding up to more than $138… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Foraging behaviour and sexual segregation in bighorn sheep
Like many sexually dimorphic ungulates, bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, form sexually segregated groups. Nursery groups include… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Cougar predation on bighorn sheep in southwestern Alberta during winter
Predation by cougars (Puma concolor) upon bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) was studied in southwestern Alberta during winters from… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The advantages of social foraging in downy woodpeckers
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
FATAL PNEUMONIA OF BIGHORN SHEEP FOLLOWING ASSOCIATION WITH DOMESTIC SHEEP
During 1979–1980 acute fibrinopurulent bronchopneumonia resulted in high mortality or total loss of herds of bighorn sheep (Ovis… 
Highly Cited
1960
Highly Cited
1960
The bighorn sheep in the United States, its past, present and future.
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