Survival of radiocollared adult moose in lower Susitna River Valley, southcentral Alaska

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 540-549

  Modafferi, Ronald D ^a   Becker, Earl F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Alaska; Alces alces; Harvest; Hunting; Moose; Mortality; Predation; Radiotracking; Snowpack; Surviv al; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS;

HUNTING; MOOSE; RADIO TRACKING; SURVIVAL;

USA, ALASKALA, SUSITNA RIVER VALLEY;

EID: 0030619081     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802613     Document Type: Article

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