Timing and synchrony of parturition in Alaskan moose: Long-term versus proximal effects of climate

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1332-1344

  Bowyer, R Terry ^a   Van Ballenberghe, Victor ^b   Kie, John G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Alces alces; Climatic change; Forage; Moose; Parturition; Predation; Survivorship; Synchrony; Weather

Indexed keywords

EID: 0542396666     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383025     Document Type: Article

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