Effects of summer-autumn nutrition and parturition date on reproduction and survival of elk
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An evaluation of the implications of late parturition and summer-autumn nutrition on reproduction and survival of Rocky Mountain elk is provided using a captive herd of 57 cow elk. Also, for further research, the article presents animal-and vegetation-based guidelines for evaluating nutritional influences on elk populations.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 2004
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Pathogens, nutritional deficiency, and climate influences on a declining moose population
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Survival and productivity among radiocollared adult female and juvenile moose in northwest Minnesota during 1995-2000, were examined, and the cause of death and pathology assessed through carcass necropsy of radiocollared and non-radiocollared animals. Findings of the study eliminated legal hunting, predation, and resource competition with deer or among moose as being important factors in the numerical decline, but supported hypotheses related to pathogens and climate change as the causes for the decline.
Publication Name: The Journal of Wildlife Management
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0022-541X
Year: 2006
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