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North American Moose
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Randolph Peterson
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English
Published/Copyright:
1955
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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.
Author / Editor information
Peterson Randolph :
R.L. PETERSON is Curator-in-Charge of the Department of Mammalogy, Royal Ontario Museum.
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Olaus J. Murie:
‘Here we have for the first time a scientific study of moose, in all its habit and ecological aspects, on a wide continental basis.'
‘Few serious students of mammals can afford not to have this comprehensive reference work on the moose on their shelf.’
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Frontmatter
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FOREWORD
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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CONTENTS
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CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER TWO. TAXONOMY AND DISTRIBUTION
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CHAPTER THREE. PALAEONTOLOGICAL HISTORY
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CHAPTER FOUR. POST-GLACIAL DISPERSAL IN NORTH AMERICA
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CHAPTER FIVE. MOOSE IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA
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CHAPTER SIX. GENERAL POPULATION STATUS
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CHAPTER SEVEN. DISTRIBUTION AND STATUS OF MOOSE IN ONTARIO
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CHAPTER EIGHT. RATE OF REPRODUCTION
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CHAPTER NINE. GENERAL LIFE HISTORY
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CHAPTER TEN. GENERAL BEHAVIOUR AND ACTIVITIES
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CHAPTER ELEVEN. FOOD HABITS
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CHAPTER TWELVE. ANNOTATED LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL MOOSE FOOD PLANTS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN. FOOD PLANTS OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN. HABIT AT STUDIES
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN. RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ANIMALS
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CHAPTER SIXTEEN. DISEASES, PARASITES, AND INSECT PESTS
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. ACCIDENTS
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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. POPULATION STUDIES
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CHAPTER NINETEEN. MANAGEMENT
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APPENDIX A. A STUDY OF MANDIBULAR TOOTH-WEAR AS AN INDEX TO AGE OF MOOSE
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APPENDIX B. STUDIES OF MOOSE ANTLER DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO AGE
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LITERATURE CITED
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INDEX
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eBook published on:
December 15, 1955
eBook ISBN:
9781487578213
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324
eBook ISBN:
9781487578213
Audience(s) for this book
College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
