Living in snowy environments: Quantifying the influence of snow on moose behavior

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-118

  Lundmark, Caroline ^a,b   Ball, John P ^b  

^a Climate Impacts Research Centre   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CORRELATION; DEER; DEPTH; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MIGRATORY POPULATION; SNOW COVER; SUBARCTIC REGION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

UNGULATA;

EID: 38949143293     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(06-103)[LUNDMARK]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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