MOOSE ANTLER MORPHOLOGY AND ASYMMETRY ON ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK

• Main Authors: Mills, Kenneth J., Peterson, Rolf O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lakehead University 2013
• Subjects: Alces alces; antler; asymmetry; development; Isle Royale National Park; moose; Crockett
• Online Access: http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/106

Isle Royale National Park, an island archipelago in Lake Superior, supports moose at higher density (1–4/km2) relative to most other North American sites. We compared antler size and asymmetry measurements from Isle Royale moose that died of natural causes to measurements available for other regiona...