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DOI	10.1139/cjz-2023-01441
	Variation in body condition of moose calves in regions with contrasted winter conditions and tick loads
	De Pierre, Delphine; Leighton, Patrick; Cote, Steeve D.; Tremblay, Jean-Pierre
发表日期	2024
ISSN	0008-4301
EISSN	1480-3283
英文摘要	For many mammals living at higher latitudes, food scarcity and snow -hindered movements associated with their first winter are synonymous of trying months. In addition, most wild animals have to cope with parasites. Many studies have been conducted on captive animals to assess consequences parasitism on health over winter, but comparable studies on wild populations are scarce for large mammals. Here, we performed winter tick (Dermacentor albipictus Packard, 1869) counts and collected body condition data (mass and hematological parameters) on 15 moose (Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758)) calves from two distinct climatic regions in northern and southern New Brunswick (Canada) in January. The same calves were recaptured 3 months later to observe variation in body condition parameters. Higher tick loads and more drastic changes of hematological parameters, such as hematocrit and creatinine in southern individuals, suggested that this population might be suffering more from the consequences of winter tick infestation than the northernmost population. However, other parameters that were not measured in our study, such as quantity and quality of food, could influence moose calves body condition at the southeastern limit of their range.
英文关键词	degrees Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758); anemia; body condition; cervids; Dermacentor albipictus Packard, 1869; winter severity
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Zoology
WOS类目	Zoology
WOS记录号	WOS:001172474800001
来源期刊	CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/295303
作者单位	Laval University; Laval University; Universite de Montreal; Universite de Montreal; Laval University
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	De Pierre, Delphine,Leighton, Patrick,Cote, Steeve D.,et al. Variation in body condition of moose calves in regions with contrasted winter conditions and tick loads[J],2024.
APA	De Pierre, Delphine,Leighton, Patrick,Cote, Steeve D.,&Tremblay, Jean-Pierre.(2024).Variation in body condition of moose calves in regions with contrasted winter conditions and tick loads.CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY.
MLA	De Pierre, Delphine,et al."Variation in body condition of moose calves in regions with contrasted winter conditions and tick loads".CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY (2024).