News tagged with moose
Wolves, moose and biodiversity: An unexpected connection
Moose eat plants; wolves kill moose. What difference does this classic predator-prey interaction make to biodiversity?
Nov 02, 2009 |
4.9 / 5 (7) |
4
Poop reveals an immigrant in Isle Royale wolves' gene pool
The wolves and moose of Isle Royale have done it again. They’ve surprised the scientists who have spent more than half a century studying them.
Mar 30, 2011 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Doubling a gene in corn results in giant biomass
University of Illinois plant geneticist Stephen Moose has developed a corn plant with enormous potential for biomass, literally. It yields corn that would make good silage, Moose said, due to a greater number of leaves and ...
Mar 02, 2009 |
5 / 5 (3) |
2
Huskies lend insight into mercury risk
Researchers have highlighted the serious health risks associated with the diets of indigenous people by linking the accumulation of mercury in their primary food source to a decrease in the power of antioxidants.
Nov 20, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
Of moose and men: 50-year study into moose arthritis reveals link with early malnutrition
It's seen as a sign of getting old, but scientists have discovered that arthritis is not just a human problem as a study lasting 50 years reveals how moose suffer from an identical form of the condition. The ...
Jul 06, 2010 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
1
Ecologists Link Early Malnutrition, Later Arthritis in Moose
(PhysOrg.com) -- As a 150-pound person ages, the aches and pains of osteoarthritis -- a degenerative and progressively crippling joint disease -- often become an unpleasant fact of life. Think how the same ...
Jun 02, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Listen to the natives for better moose monitoring
Modern methods can answer a multitude of questions, but sometimes traditional techniques are superior. Authorities in northern Quebec, Canada, found this to their cost, when they relied upon statistical data to monitor moose ...
Feb 17, 2010 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
Warmer weather threatens moose in Minnesota
(AP) -- The moose calf didn't seem to want to get out of the water.
Sep 28, 2009 |
3 / 5 (2) |
0
1 moose, 2 moose: Scientist seeks correction in number of species
It is a misinterpretation of the application of the bedrock of scientific naming with regard to the number of moose species that Kris Hundertmark, a University of Alaska Fairbanks wildlife geneticist at the Institute of Arctic ...
Jun 13, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Bone Deformities Linked to Inbreeding in Wolves of Isle Royale
(PhysOrg.com) -- The wolves on Isle Royale are suffering from genetically deformed bones. Scientists from Michigan Technological University blame the extreme inbreeding of the small, isolated wolf population ...
Apr 02, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
New study reduces threat level for caribou in Alberta's oilsands country
(Edmonton) A University of Alberta researcher has co-written an extensive study of the caribou population in the Fort McMurray oilsands region that show the animals' survival isn't as threatened as was perceived in the past. ...
Jun 21, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Study finds removal of roadside salt pools can protect salt-toothed moose from crossing roads
Country roadways can be hazardous for moose and men. According to estimates, millions of vehicles collide with moose, elk and caribou in North America and Europe each year. Moose, in particular, venture to ...
May 17, 2011 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Heavy metals and moose
Moose in southern Norway are in significantly worse health than those further north and in eastern Norway. An analysis of roughly 600 moose livers, combined with information such as carcass weights and ages, ...
Nov 09, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Moose
The moose (North America) or Eurasian elk (Europe) (Alces alces) is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose typically inhabit boreal and mixed deciduous forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates. Moose used to have a much wider range but hunting and other human activities greatly reduced it over the years. Moose have been re-introduced to some of their former habitats. Their diet consists of both terrestrial and aquatic vegetation. The most common moose predators are wolves, bears, and humans. Unlike most other deer species, moose are solitary animals and do not form herds. Although generally slow-moving and sedentary, moose can become aggressive and move surprisingly fast if angered or startled. Their mating season in the autumn can lead to spectacular fights between males competing for the right to mate with a particular female.
For more information about Moose, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
