SELECTIVE HABITAT USE BY MOOSE DURING CRITICAL PERIODS IN THE WINTER TICK LIFE CYCLE

SELECTIVE HABITAT USE BY MOOSE DURING CRITICAL PERIODS IN THE WINTER TICK LIFE CYCLE

High calf mortality attributed to winter tick (Dermacentor albipictus) parasitism occurs in moose (Alces alces) populations along their southern range in the northeastern United States. We analyzed habitat use of cow and calf moose during the critical drop-off and questing periods in the winter tick...

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Main Authors: Christine Healy, Peter J. Pekins, Lee Kantar, Russell G. Congalton, Shadi Atallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lakehead University 2018-01-01
Series:Alces : A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose
Subjects:
Alces alces
Dermacentor albipictus
GIS
home range
Maine
New Hampshire
optimal habitat
questing
Online Access:http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/241/268

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