Abstract
During 1983-1989, 49 moose (Alces alces) were monitored in central Sweden to estimate annual and seasonal home ranges. Males had larger annual home ranges (25.9 km2 +/- 3.3 SE) than did females (13.7 km2 +/- 2.2 SE, P 0.05), except females without young (P < 0.05). Only in autumn did females with young have different (P < 0.01) average home-range size compared with females without young; those with young were, on average, twice as large as those without young (5.8 km2 versus 2.2 km2, respectively). We suggest that variation in home-range size may have two main causes. First, body size, and thus nutritional demands, varies between sexes throughout the year; second, the strong relationship between age and home-range size among males is likely caused by social activities associated with rut, and, in particular with age-related dominance.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1005-1012 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Mammalogy |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1994 |
Keywords
- ALCES-ALCES
- MOOSE
- HOME RANGE
- SWEDEN
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