North American Moose / / Randolph Peterson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Peterson, Randolph,
• MitwirkendeR: Cringan, A. T.,; Cringan, A.T.,; Passmore, R.C.,; Peterson, R.L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1955
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (324 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

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