Fig. 3
From: Response of reindeer mating time to climatic variability
Response of mating time (‘MT’) of a semi-domesticated reindeer population in northern Finland between 1996 and 2013 to (a) the total snow cover between 9 April and 20 May (‘Snow’), (b) the minimum temperature between 12 and 25 July (‘MinTemp’), (c) the amount of precipitation between 1 August and 25 September (‘Prec’), and (d) the individuals’ body weight in September (‘BWSept’). The reported temporal trends of those variables were (e) a decreasing snow cover in early spring, (f) a decreasing minimum temperature in the last 2 weeks of July, (g) less precipitation in August–September and (h) an increasing pre-rut body weight of individuals. All dates are expressed in Julian day (JD). Graphs are presented with the 95% confidence interval band around the fitted line