The influence of winter severity, predation and senescence on moose habitat use

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-309

  Montgomery, Robert A ^a,b   Vucetich, John A ^c   Peterson, Rolf O ^c   Roloff, Gary J ^b   Millenbah, Kelly F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Isle Royale; Moose; Pathology; Predation; Predator prey; Senescence; Wolf

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CANID; HABITAT USE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RODENT; SENESCENCE; VULNERABILITY; WINTER;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; ISLE ROYALE; MOOSE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SENESCENCE; WOLF;

ISLE ROYALE; MOOSE; PATHOLOGY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY; SENESCENCE; WOLF;

AGING; ANIMALS; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; WOLVES;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK; LAKE SUPERIOR; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84873999850     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12000     Document Type: Article

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