Behavioral adaptations of moose to roadside salt pools

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1094-1100

  Laurian, Catherine ^a   Dussault, Christian ^b   Ouellet, Jean Pierre ^a   Courtois, Rehaume ^b   Poulin, Marius ^c   Breton, Laurier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b Ministère des Resources Naturelles et de la Faune du Québec   (Canada)

^c Ministere des Transports du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Aquatic vegetation; Habitat use; Moose; Qu bec; Road; Salt pool; Sodium; Space use

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEER; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MOVEMENT; RARITY; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SALT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE;

EID: 48249157899     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-504     Document Type: Article

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