REMARKS ON DEVON ISLAND MUSKOXEN

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Harington, C. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1964
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Devon Island; muskox; ovibos moschatus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z64-008; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z64-008

Important muskox range on northeastern Devon Island generally lies beneath the 100-ft contour, being limited in area to a coastal strip comprising about 74 square miles. Average carrying capacity of the range over the past half century has probably been one animal per 1.4 square miles, while under n...