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Bioenergetic consequences of alopecia induced by Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) on moose
Download1990
Welch, D.A., Hudson, R.J., Samuel, W.M.
Fasting metabolic rates, respiration rates, respiratory minute volumes, and fasted weights were measured on three yearling moose (Alces alces (L.)) (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) infested with 50,000 winter ticks, Dermacentor albipictus (Packard) (Acari: Ixodidae), and on two uninfested controls....
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2009
Bampfylde, C., Franke, A., Bork, E.W., Cool, N.L., Kuzyk, G.W., Hudson, R.J.
Elk Island National Park in western Canada provides an ideal case study for an economic carrying capacity estimate because it supports high density of four species of ungulates (11/km2), lacks large predators, and is enclosed by a 2.1-meter mesh fence. This high density of ungulates has created...
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Habitat and forage selection of moose in the aspen-dominated boreal forest, central Alberta
Download1992
Forage and habitat selection of tame moose (Alces alces) in a 65 ha enclosure were studied for an annual cycle. Although the staple winter foods were woody twigs, moose consumed large amounts of leaf litter and bark under some environmental conditions. Foliage dominated the diet following leaf...
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Nutritional Significance of Wapiti (Cervus elaphus) Migrations to Alpine Ranges in Western Alberta, Canada
Download1989
Morgantini, L.E., Hudson, R.J.
This study was designed to provide a better understanding of the nutritional significance of wapiti (Cervus elaphus) migrations from low-elevation winter ranges onto high-elevation alpine summer ranges. The study focused on a population along the east slopes of the Rocky Mountains in western...
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1996
Energy requirements of moose (AIces alces) and wapiti (Cervus elaphus) calves were compared from December to February to determine whether metabolic requirements were lower in a boreal-adapted than in a parkland-adapted wild cervid. Eight calves of each species were divided equally into groups...
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1984
Hudson, R.J., Stelfox, J.B., Hopcraft, D.
Three projects have evaluated the potential of game cropping, domestication and ranching in Kenya. The UNDP/FAO Wildlife Management Project explored the potential for game cropping but difficulties in meat handling as well as public controversy redirected attention to a concessionaire system of...