Body condition and adjustments to reproductive effort in female moose (Alces alces)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1345-1354

  Testa, J Ward ^a   Adams, Gregg P ^b  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska; Alces alces; Body condition; Moose; Reproduction; Reproductive cost; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001330171     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383026     Document Type: Article

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