North American Moose / / Randolph Peterson.
Out of Siberia, across the narrow Bering Strait, from Alaska down into central North America, following ever widening pockets in the glaciers, came North America’s largest big-game mammal – the moose.The majestic moose is as much a part of the Canadian heritage as the dark spruce forests of the nort...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019] ©1955 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Heritage
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER TWO. TAXONOMY AND DISTRIBUTION -- CHAPTER THREE. PALAEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY -- CHAPTER FOUR. POST-GLACIAL DISPERSAL IN NORTH AMERICA -- CHAPTER FIVE. MOOSE IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA -- CHAPTER SIX. GENERAL POPULATION STATUS -- CHAPTER SEVEN. DISTRIBUTION AND STATUS OF MOOSE IN ONTARIO -- CHAPTER EIGHT. RATE OF REPRODUCTION -- CHAPTER NINE. GENERAL LIFE HISTORY -- CHAPTER TEN. GENERAL BEHAVIOUR AND ACTIVITIES -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. FOOD HABITS -- CHAPTER TWELVE. ANNOTATED LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL MOOSE FOOD PLANTS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. FOOD PLANTS OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. HABIT AT STUDIES -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ANIMALS -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN. DISEASES, PARASITES, AND INSECT PESTS -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. ACCIDENTS -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. POPULATION STUDIES -- CHAPTER NINETEEN. MANAGEMENT -- APPENDIX A. A STUDY OF MANDIBULAR TOOTH-WEAR AS AN INDEX TO AGE OF MOOSE -- APPENDIX B. STUDIES OF MOOSE ANTLER DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO AGE -- LITERATURE CITED -- INDEX |
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Summary: | Out of Siberia, across the narrow Bering Strait, from Alaska down into central North America, following ever widening pockets in the glaciers, came North America’s largest big-game mammal – the moose.The majestic moose is as much a part of the Canadian heritage as the dark spruce forests of the north. The native Indians lived on his flex and wore his skin on their backs; explorers returned home to spread extravagant legends about the great ‘Monster of superfluity’; sportsmen still praise him above all other beasts of the chase.First published in 1955, this is still the most comprehensive work available on the moose. It brings together a detailed review of published literature and results of Dr Peterson’s personal studies in the field and in the laboratory. It has played a part in preventing the possible extinction of this valuable animal and it continues to provide the basis for a sound management programme for its continued conservation. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781487578213 9783110490947 |
DOI: | 10.3138/9781487578213 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Randolph Peterson. |