Seasonal Activity Budgets of Moose in Aspen-Dominated Boreal Forests
- 1 April 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in The Journal of Wildlife Management
- Vol. 53 (2) , 296-302
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3801126
Abstract
We determined diel activity budgets of 2 moose (Alces alces) in a 65-ha enclosure through an annual cycle. Feeding times averaged 10 hours/day throughout the year. Rumination time ranged from 12.6 hours in midwinter to 2.8 hours in May and was positively correlated with cell wall intake. There were 5 feeding bouts/day. The duration of feeding bouts decreased and rumination bouts increased with dietary fiber.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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