Factors Limiting Moose at High Densities in Unit 20A

摘要: We studied the relationship between maximum depth of rump fat determined from ultrasound measurements and 22 blood values for Alaskan moose (Alces alces gigas) by sampling 38 pregnant, adult females. Moose were immobilized, was drawn simultaneously with determination during 1–4 March 1996. Multipleregression models used to detect relationships blood-serum variables fat. Four removed control multicollinearity. Remaining regressed against induction time ( x = 6.1 min, SD 4.4 min). Glucose, sodium, urea nitrogen correlated (R 0.27, P 0.010) likely represented a response handling; these also final regression model. Mallow's Cp statistic indicated most appropriate model included only 2 variables. Creatinine 2.08 mg/dl, 0.26 mg/dl) aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 79.10 U/l, 13.61 U/l) met all necessary assumptions explained portion variability observed in 1.5 cm, 1.0 cm). Thus, our was: 0.28 + 1.68 (creatinine) –0.03 (AST). This significant (P 0.0002) accounted 33.7% (R) depth. Partial coefficients creatinine AST 0.222 0.0025) 0.150 0.006), respectively, that we slightly more influential than These may provide insights into predicted condition environmental conditions. A using thought be indicators physical (protein, phosphorous, calcium) did not explain variation