Features of moose antlers (Alces alces) from Ukraine
During research of moose antlers from Ukraine, the following measurements were taken: coverage of the socket, circumference at a distance of 4 cm from the outer edge of the socket, length of each antler on the posterior curved side between the ends of the most remote upper and lower sprouts, number...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8ed0dd14216a4810b8e10f21838bcd90 2023-05-15T13:13:44+02:00 Features of moose antlers (Alces alces) from Ukraine Anatoliy Volokh 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.15407/pts2019.18.040 https://doaj.org/article/8ed0dd14216a4810b8e10f21838bcd90 EN UK eng ukr National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. National Museum of Natural History http://terioshkola.org.ua/library/pts18-2019/pts1806-volokh-antlers.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2616-7379 https://doaj.org/toc/2617-1120 doi:10.15407/pts2019.18.040 2616-7379 2617-1120 https://doaj.org/article/8ed0dd14216a4810b8e10f21838bcd90 Theriologia Ukrainica, Vol 18, Pp 40-47 (2019) moose antlers measurement trophy assessment conservation ukraine Zoology QL1-991 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.15407/pts2019.18.040 2022-12-30T20:28:21Z During research of moose antlers from Ukraine, the following measurements were taken: coverage of the socket, circumference at a distance of 4 cm from the outer edge of the socket, length of each antler on the posterior curved side between the ends of the most remote upper and lower sprouts, number of sprouts at each corner, length of each spindle on the back side from the base to the end, circumference of each process in the middle, distance between the anterior processes, maximum distance between the longest branches in the middle part, distance between the rear branches, width of the antler blade at the widest point. Given that in any population antlers of European adult moose are typical, intermediate, and deer-like, their measurements were taken respectively. The first postnatal antlers of moose from Ukraine reach 29.0 ± 2.55 cm in length, having in its composition 1–2 processes with a maximum width of 52.0–72.4 cm. The second antlers have 2–4 processes. The length of most of them (56.7 %) varies within 10–20 cm. Three-year-old animals, in comparison with the two-year-old ones, increase by 2 times the average length of the antler, by 1.8 times the width of the sockets and by 1.5 times the maximum antler width (71–117.3 cm). The dimensional characteristics of antlers in young moose are characterized by a considerable dynamics. The highest variation concerns the length of the processes, their number and circumference in the middle part, as well as the coverage of the sockets. The length of adult antlers is 40.1–98.0 cm, the width of the shovel is 6.0–24.2 cm, the girth of the trunk is 12.3–20.3 cm, and the maximum width is 72.3–146.2 cm. For a mass of 6.92–11.14 kg they have a low trophy quality: 191.30–303.51 points, which is the result of the absence of population management. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Theriologia Ukrainica 2019 18 40 47 |
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During research of moose antlers from Ukraine, the following measurements were taken: coverage of the socket, circumference at a distance of 4 cm from the outer edge of the socket, length of each antler on the posterior curved side between the ends of the most remote upper and lower sprouts, number of sprouts at each corner, length of each spindle on the back side from the base to the end, circumference of each process in the middle, distance between the anterior processes, maximum distance between the longest branches in the middle part, distance between the rear branches, width of the antler blade at the widest point. Given that in any population antlers of European adult moose are typical, intermediate, and deer-like, their measurements were taken respectively. The first postnatal antlers of moose from Ukraine reach 29.0 ± 2.55 cm in length, having in its composition 1–2 processes with a maximum width of 52.0–72.4 cm. The second antlers have 2–4 processes. The length of most of them (56.7 %) varies within 10–20 cm. Three-year-old animals, in comparison with the two-year-old ones, increase by 2 times the average length of the antler, by 1.8 times the width of the sockets and by 1.5 times the maximum antler width (71–117.3 cm). The dimensional characteristics of antlers in young moose are characterized by a considerable dynamics. The highest variation concerns the length of the processes, their number and circumference in the middle part, as well as the coverage of the sockets. The length of adult antlers is 40.1–98.0 cm, the width of the shovel is 6.0–24.2 cm, the girth of the trunk is 12.3–20.3 cm, and the maximum width is 72.3–146.2 cm. For a mass of 6.92–11.14 kg they have a low trophy quality: 191.30–303.51 points, which is the result of the absence of population management. |
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Features of moose antlers (Alces alces) from Ukraine |
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