GROOMING AND RUBBING BEHAVIOR BY MOOSE EXPERIMENTALLY INFESTED WITH WINTER TICKS (DERMACENTOR ALBIPICTUS)
Rates of grooming, rubbing, and shaking were observed of 12 moose (Alces alces) infested with 4 levels of winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus) and 5 uninfested control animals. Modes of grooming varied among moose and occurred with the tongue, hind feet, head, ears, antlers, teeth, and neck. Only m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Lakehead University
2019-01-01
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| 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/248/279 |