Predicting body fat and body mass in moose with ultrasonography

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 717-722

  Stephenson, Thomas R ^a,b   Hundertmark, Kris J ^b   Schwartz, Charles C ^b   Van Ballenberghe, Victor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Alaska Department of Fish   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTION; UNGULATE;

EID: 0031669324     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z97-248     Document Type: Article

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