The dogs of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911–1914
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9224627 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beau Riffenburgh (University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 128-137 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polar Record (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0032247412000800 |
| OpenAlex | W2143545867 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
Fifty dogs were ordered from Greenland for use on Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914). Twenty-one more were later donated to the expedition by Roald Amundsen, when he reached Hobart after his successful attainment of the South Pole. Numerous pups were born during the expedition. This note gives the details of the individual dogs during the expedition, including their names (and why they were so named), descriptions (when known), and fates
Geography · Physical geography · Animal and Plant Science Education · Geology · History · Oceanography · Polar Research and Ecology · Species Distribution and Climate Change
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |