Behavior of moose relative to a road network

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1550-1557

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c Ministere des Transports du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Behavior; Biting insects harassment; Feeding; Highway crossing; Moose; Quebec; Road network; Sodium availability

Indexed keywords

DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GPS; ROAD; ROADKILL; SODIUM;

ALCES ALCES; HEXAPODA;

EID: 53049103133     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-063     Document Type: Article

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