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This programme was filmed in Svalbard and Northern Norway in winter and summer. It compares two types of reindeer, thae mainland species, Rangifer tarrandus with the Svalbard sub-species, Rangifer ...tarrandus platyhynchus. In so doing it shows how through evolution these very different types of reindeer have adapted to the sub arctic and high arctic environments of Northern Norway and Svalbard respectively.
This programme was filmed in Svalbard and Northern Norway in winter and summer. It compares two types of reindeer, thae mainland species, Rangifer tarrandus with the Svalbard sub-species, Rangifer ...tarrandus platyhynchus. In so doing it shows how through evolution these very different types of reindeer have adapted to the sub arctic and high arctic environments of Northern Norway and Svalbard respectively.
| Module code and title: | S365, Evolution |
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| Item code: | S365; 01; US version |
| First transmission date: | 1992 |
| Published: | 1992 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:24:12 |
| Note: | US Version |
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| Producer: | David Jackson |
| Contributor: | Caroline Pond |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Behaviour; Evolution; Svalbard Norway; Winter/summer reindeer adaption |
| Subject terms: | Animals--Adaptation; Reindeer |
| Master spool number: | HOU6719 |
| Production number: | HAP324 |
| Available to public: | no |
