MINIMIZING MORTALITY OF MOOSE NEONATES FROM CAPTURE-INDUCED ABANDONMENT

Neonatal moose (Alces alces) may be prone to maternal abandonment induced by capture activities. We observed unexpectedly high levels of abandonment during the first year of our study of calf survival and cause-specific mortality in northeastern Minnesota. In response, we crafted a capture-induced a...

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Main Authors: William J. Severud, Glenn D. DelGiudice, Tyler R. Obermoller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lakehead University 2016-01-01
Series:Alces : A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose
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Online Access:https://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/162/202