MOOSE WEIGHTS AND MEASUREMENTS FROM ELK ISLAND NATIONAL PARK, CANADA

During a herd reduction program at Elk Island National Park, Alberta, 151 moose (Alces alces andersoni) were collected. Whole weights, body measurements, fetal weights and measurements and ovarian weights were taken, providing an unusually large sample for A. a. andersoni. This paper reports these w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lynch, Gerry M., Lajeunesse, Brian, Willman, Jack, Telfer, Edmund S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Lakehead University 1995
Subjects:
Canada
Alces alces
Online Access:http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/905
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Summary:During a herd reduction program at Elk Island National Park, Alberta, 151 moose (Alces alces andersoni) were collected. Whole weights, body measurements, fetal weights and measurements and ovarian weights were taken, providing an unusually large sample for A. a. andersoni. This paper reports these weights and measurements within sex and age subsamples.

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