Multiscale habitat selection by cow moose (Alces alces) at calving sites in central Ontario
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2016-0290
Abstract: There is limited knowledge of moose (Alces alces (L., 1758)) calving site selection at the southern limit of their range. Varying results from previous research on calving habitat selection make it challenging to extrapolate to… read more here.
Keywords: alces alces; moose alces; habitat selection; cow moose ... See more keywords
n-Alkane and long-chain alcohol recovery in moose (Alces alces), a browsing herbivore
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2017-0131
Abstract: Habitat management for herbivores often depends on an understanding of the food habits of animals. Plant cuticular waxes containing nearly indigestible complex mixture of n-alkanes and long-chain alcohols (LCOHs) have recently shown promise for diet… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; alces alces; moose alces; long chain ... See more keywords
Mortality assessment of moose (Alces alces) calves during successive years of winter tick (Dermacentor albipictus) epizootics in New Hampshire and Maine (USA)
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2018-0140
Abstract: Populations within ecological communities constantly fluctuate due to a multitude of interactions that can be influenced by climate change. Moose (Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758)) populations in northern New Hampshire and western Maine, subunits of the… read more here.
Keywords: winter tick; alces alces; moose; moose alces ... See more keywords
Spring diet of American black bears (Ursus americanus) in a moose (Alces alces) – woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) system in northern Ontario, Canada
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2020-0263
Abstract: American black bears (Ursus americanus Pallas, 1780) are opportunistic foragers, and across most of their range in North America, their diet is predominantly vegetation with limited consumption of vertebrates and invertebrates. However, they are also… read more here.
Keywords: bears ursus; moose alces; ursus americanus; american black ... See more keywords
Statistical population reconstruction of moose (Alces alces) in northeastern Minnesota using integrated population models
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270615
Abstract: Given recent and abrupt declines in the abundance of moose (Alces alces) throughout parts of Minnesota, accurately estimating statewide population trends and demographic parameters is a high priority for their continued management and conservation. Statistical… read more here.
Keywords: moose alces; alces alces; statistical population; reconstruction ... See more keywords
MOOSE (ALCES ALCES) MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH CAPRINE HERPESVIRUS 2 (CPHV-2) IN A ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTION
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DOI: 10.1638/2016-0207.1
Abstract: Abstract Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) can affect both domestic and wild artiodactyls. In a zoological setting, in which subclinical carriers and susceptible species are often housed in close proximity, the disease can prove fatal. This… read more here.
Keywords: caprine herpesvirus; moose alces; alces alces; alces mortality ... See more keywords
BUTORPHANOL, AZAPERONE, AND MEDETOMIDINE ANESTHESIA IN FREE-RANGING EASTERN MOOSE (ALCES AMERICANUS)
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DOI: 10.1638/2020-0183
Abstract: Abstract: Fifty-three free-ranging moose (Alces americanus) cows were darted from a helicopter with 3–4 ml of a premix combination of butorphanol (27.3 mg/ml), azaperone (9.1 mg/ml), and medetomidine (10.9 mg/ml; BAM), equivalent to estimated dosages… read more here.
Keywords: medetomidine; moose alces; free ranging; alces americanus ... See more keywords
SEASONAL FLUCTUATION OF FECAL CONSISTENCY IN ZOO-HOUSED MOOSE (ALCES ALCES)
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DOI: 10.1638/2022-0033
Abstract: Abstract: Fecal consistency is routinely used as an indicator of gastrointestinal health and diet suitability in zoo animals. The underlying processes in ungulate fecal consistency are not often investigated. The authors assessed multiple factors on… read more here.
Keywords: consistency; alces alces; moose alces; fecal consistency ... See more keywords
Novel Type of Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Moose (Alces alces), Norway
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2412.180702
Abstract: Chronic wasting disease (CWD) persists in cervid populations of North America and in 2016 was detected for the first time in Europe in a wild reindeer in Norway. We report the detection of CWD in… read more here.
Keywords: alces alces; cwd; wasting disease; moose alces ... See more keywords