Alces alces


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large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male

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Moose Alces alces habitat use at multiple temporal scales in a human-altered landscape.
Bed sites as thermal refuges for a cold-adapted ungulate in summer
Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758) (moose) a giraffid; Okapia johnstoni (Sclater 1901) (okapi) a Hippopotamid; Choeropsis liberiensis (Morton 1849) (pygmy hippos) a suid; Hylochoerus minertzhageni (Thomas 1904) (giant forest hog) (Janis 1988).
DIETARY EVALUATIONS AND PALEOECOLOGY OF AN EXTINCT GIRAFFID (GIRAFFOKERYX PUNJABIENSIS) FROM SIWALIKS OF PAKISTAN
Cet age correspond a la periode connue de l'existence de cette espece, laquelle a precede l'arrivee de l'elan moderne Alces alces au nord-est de l'Amerique du Nord, en provenance de l'ouest du continent nord-americain et de l'Eurasie.
Probable cervical vertebra of an extinct Ice Age elkmoose dredged from the inner continental shelf of central New Jersey, USA
Dynamics of moose Alces alces populations near Rochester Alberta Canada 1975-1978.
Harvest of female moose at high density: modelling the impacts of harvest on population size and biomass yield
Partial migration by large ungulates: characteristics of seasonal moose Alces alces ranges in northern Sweden.
The effects of sex, terrain, wildfire, winter severity, and maternal status on habitat selection by moose in north-central Alaska
In Fennoscandia, the abundance of moose Alces alces has been growing during the last 50 years, leading moose to become the most important wildlife resource (Lavsund et al.
Spatio-temporal relationship between calf body mass and population productivity in Fennoscandian moose Alces alces
Key Words: Alces alces, calf moose, hunting regulations, moose hunters, outfitters, preferences, selective harvest system, social surveys
Hunter and tourist outfitter preferences for regulating moose hunting in northeastern Ontario
2005: Change in sex ratio as an estimator of population size for Norwegian moose Alces alces.
Spatio-temporal variation in large herbivore pressure in Norway during 1949-1999: has decreased grazing by livestock been countered by increased browsing by cervids?
Key Words: Alces alces, bedding, bed site, behavior, moose, temperature, thermoregulation
Moose modify bed sites in response to high temperatures
In this study, we examined whether moose Alces alces in central Norway showed temporal variation in habitat selection, and whether variation in selection differed among moose of different sex and reproductive status.
Moose Alces alces habitat use at multiple temporal scales in a human-altered landscape
Key words: Alces alces, foraging distribution, moose, mountain birch, predictability, spatial scale, willow.
Distribution of winter browsing by moose: evidence of long-term stability in northern Sweden
Among the characteristics on which moose Alces alces select plants are available bite size, bite density and forage biomass (Belovsky 1978, Renecker & Hudson 1986, VMs & Sasther 1987, Shipley & Spalinger 1995, Shipley et al.
Effects of simulated moose Alces alces browsing on the morphology of rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Key words: Alces alces, bull moose, body weight, antler spread, physical characteristics, trophy, harvest
Analysis of age, body weight and antler spread of bull moose harvested in Maine, 1980-2009
A once abundant moose Alces alces population was nearly extirpated in New Hampshire, USA, by the beginning of the 20th century due to unregulated hunting and loss of habitat, which compelled the state to legally protect moose in 1901 (Silver 1957).
Characteristics and dynamics of a regional moose Alces alces population in the northeastern United States
Key words: aerial survey, Alces alces, moose, regression, sampling variation, sightability models
Estimating moose abundance and trends in northeastern Washington state: index counts, sightability models, and reducing uncertainty
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