Publications
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| oxidative stress and bioindicators of reproductive function in pulp and paper mill effluent exposed white sucker. | this study investigates oxidative stress and bioindicators of reproductive function in wild white sucker (catostomus commersoni) collected from environments receiving pulp and paper mill effluent discharges in northern ontario. samples were collected over an eight-year period adjacent to three pulp and paper mills using a variety of processing and bleaching techniques. fish collected downstream of pulp and paper mills within the moose river basin exhibited elevated hepatic and gonadal 2-thiobarb ... | 2003 | 12730610 |
| the dead moose and other reflections on compassionate physician leadership. | 2004 | 12774725 | |
| cadmium intake of moose hunters in finland from consumption of moose meat, liver and kidney. | although the average cadmium intake in finland is about 10 microg day(-1), some risk groups can be identified. this study assessed cadmium intake from the consumption of moose meat, liver and kidneys by moose hunters. consumption data from a postal questionnaire were combined with a representative database on moose cadmium concentrations. cadmium intakes were calculated as point estimates for all respondents (n = 711), for those consuming moose meat, liver and/or kidneys, and for the highest dec ... | 2003 | 12775464 |
| effects of willow hybridisation and simulated browsing on the development and survival of the leaf beetle phratora vitellinae. | interspecific hybridisation is common between many plant species and causes rapid changes in a variety of plant characters. this may pose problems for herbivores because changes in recognition characters may be poorly correlated with changes in quality characters. many studies have examined different systems of hybrids and herbivores in attempts to understand the role of hybridisation in the evolution of plant resistance. the results from different systems are variable. studies of hybrids betwee ... | 2003 | 12823861 |
| survey of campylobacter species, vtec o157 and salmonella species in swedish wildlife. | samples collected from 791 wild animals (canada geese, roe deer, hares, moose, wild boar and gulls) shot during hunting were examined for verocytotoxin-producing escherichia coli (vtec) o157, and thermophilic campylobacter and salmonella species. with the exception of one positive isolate from a wild boar, vtec o157 was not isolated from any of the animals. salmonella species were isolated only from the gulls, of which 4 per cent were estimated to be positive. thermophilic campylobacter species ... | 2003 | 12892266 |
| phylogeny of dictyocaulus (lungworms) from eight species of ruminants based on analyses of ribosomal rna data. | in this study, we conducted phylogenetic analyses of nematode parasites within the genus dictyocaulus (superfamily trichostrongyloidea). lungworms from cattle (bos taurus), domestic sheep (ovis aries), european fallow deer (dama dama), moose (alces alces), musk ox (ovibos moschatus), red deer (cervus elaphus), reindeer (rangifer tarandus) and roe deer (capreolus capreolus) were obtained and their small subunit ribosomal rna (ssu) and internal transcribed spacer 2 (its2) sequences analysed. in th ... | 2003 | 12954019 |
| molecular genetic characterization of the fennoscandian cervid strain, a new genotypic group (g10) of echinococcus granulosus. | the northern biotype of echinococcus granulosus occurs in north america and northern eurasia in life-cycles involving cervids. previously, cervid isolates of e. granulosus from north america have been characterized using molecular genetic techniques as the g8 genotype. in this study, 5 isolates of e. granulosus were collected from 4 reindeer and 1 moose in north-eastern finland. dna sequences within regions of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase i (coi) and nadh dehydrogenase i (ni)i) genes and t ... | 2003 | 12964823 |
| favourable results of fluoridation in moose jaw, saskatchewan. | 1961 | 13692722 | |
| comparative studies on the biology and morphology of echinococcus granulosus from domestic livestock, moose and reindeer. | 1963 | 14080000 | |
| the significance of the artificial introduction of reindeer (rangifer tarandus) and moose (alces alces) in the spread of hydatid disease (echinococcus granulosus). | 1964 | 14212887 | |
| [normal comparative anatomy of the coronary arteries and veins of the hearts of different animal species (man, dog, calf, pig, sheep, horse, roe-deer and moose)]. | 1964 | 14250467 | |
| improving diploma programs: 29-month program in moose jaw. | 1965 | 14339667 | |
| serosurvey for antibodies against salmonella species in free-ranging moose (alces alces) from norway. | an indirect elisa was developed as a tool for surveillance of antibodies against salmonella sp. in free-ranging moose (alces alces) in norway. serum samples from 303 clinically healthy moose sampled between 1993-2000 were examined. anti-salmonella antibodies were detected in samples from 6 individuals (1.98%). this is the first evidence of salmonella-seropositive free-ranging moose. possible sources and transmission routes of salmonella comprising environment, wildlife and man are discussed. | 2003 | 14526471 |
| biologists finally horn in on senescence in the wild. | in 1995, biologists discovered an unusual new species, the antler fly (protophila litigata). antler flies inhabit discarded moose and deer antlers for most of their life cycle, and male antler flies exhibit sexually selected behaviors on their home antlers. it now turns out that these curious flies might provide new insights into the evolution of aging. for years, biologists assumed that senescence did not occur in the wild. but over the past decade, several studies of natural populations of bir ... | 2002 | 14603017 |
| nova scotia moose mystery--a moose sickness related to cobalt- and vitamin b12 deficiency. | a wasting, debilitating disease with uncertain aetiology affecting moose (alces alces americana) in eastern north america has been reported repeatedly ever since the 1910s. despite the intensive studies during 1930-1960s the cause of the sickness could not be established. in the 1960s a parasitic nematode (parelaphostrongylus tenuis) was reported as constituting a probable explanation for the sickness, although several clinical and pathological signs remained unexplained. in sweden, a moose dise ... | 2004 | 14654277 |
| photolytic clean-up of biological samples for gas chromatographic analysis of chlorinated paraffins. | a method based on gas chromatography electron capture detection (gc-ecd) for the analysis of chlorinated paraffins (cps) in biological samples has been investigated. the method includes photolytic destruction of halogenated aromatic compounds, such as pcbs, to eliminate some of the interferences in the analysis of cps in environmental samples. gel permeation chromatography was used to isolate cps from the interfering components of toxaphene and chlordane after the photolysis. gc-ecd gave a detec ... | 2004 | 14664836 |
| antibodies to ruminant alpha-herpesviruses and pestiviruses in norwegian cervids. | a serologic survey revealed that norwegian populations of free-ranging reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus), roe deer (capreolus capreolus), red deer (cervus elaphus), and moose (alces alces) have been exposed to alpha-herpesviruses and pestiviruses. a total of 3,796 serum samples collected during the period 1993-2000 were tested in a neutralization test for antibodies against bovine herpesvirus 1 (bhv-1) or cervid herpesvirus 2 (cerhv-2), and 3,897 samples were tested by a neutralization test ... | 2003 | 14733272 |
| spatial modeling of harvest constraints on wood supply versus wildlife habitat objectives. | we studied the effects of spatial and temporal timber harvesting constraints on competing objectives of sustaining wildlife habitat supply and meeting timber harvest objectives in a boreal mixedwood forest. a hierarchical modeling approach was taken, where strategic and tactical level models were used to project blocking and scheduling of harvest blocks. harvest block size and proximity, together with short- and long-term temporal constraints, were adjusted in a factorial manner to allow creatio ... | 2003 | 14753619 |
| are boreal ecosystems susceptible to alien plant invasion? evidence from protected areas. | although biological invasion by alien species is a major contributor to loss of indigenous biological diversity, few studies have examined the susceptibility of the boreal biome to invasion. based on studies of other ecosystems, we hypothesized that alien plants will be restricted to disturbed areas near human activity and will not be found in natural areas of boreal ecosystems in gros morne national park (canada), a protected area experiencing a wide range of disturbance regimes. the distributi ... | 2004 | 14997379 |
| spatial modeling of harvest constraints on wood supply versus wildlife habitat objectives. | we studied the effects of spatial and temporal timber harvesting constraints on competing objectives of sustaining wildlife habitat supply and meeting timber harvest objectives in a boreal mixedwood forest. a hierarchical modeling approach was taken, where strategic and tactical level models were used to project blocking and scheduling of harvest blocks. harvest block size and proximity, together with short- and long-term temporal constraints, were adjusted in a factorial manner to allow creatio ... | 2003 | 15015702 |
| cystic echinococcosis in the arctic and sub-arctic. | the northern biotype of echinococcus granulosus occurs throughout the holarctic zones of tundra and taiga, from eastern fennoscandia to the bering strait in eurasia and in north america from arctic alaska approximately to the northern border of the united states. the cycle of the cestode is complex in taiga at lower latitudes, because of the greater diversity of potential hosts. in the arctic and subarctic, however, four patterns of predator/prey relationships may be discerned. two natural cycle ... | 2003 | 15027606 |
| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in wild red deer, roe deer, moose, and reindeer from norway. | serum samples from 4339 wild cervids collected in norway were tested for antibodies against toxoplasma gondii using the direct agglutination test. the association between seroprevalence and species, sex, age, and geographic region was investigated. positive titers (> or =1:40) were found in 33.9% of 760 roe deer (capreolus capreolus); 12.6% of 2142 moose (alces alces); 7.7% of 571 red deer (cervus elaphus); and 1.0% of 866 reindeer (rangifer tarandus). the seroprevalences were significantly diff ... | 2004 | 15041091 |
| modeling habitat suitability for moose in coastal northern sweden: empirical vs process-oriented approaches. | habitat models may provide viable tools for co-management of large ungulates and forest resources, yet their applicability has not been comprehensively evaluated in managed forest. we examined 2 inherently different approaches to model the relative winter habitat suitability for moose (alces alces) in the coastal area of northern sweden. an empirical approach based on gps positions of 15 female moose was used to scrutinize the assumptions and functional mechanisms of a process-oriented, conceptu ... | 2003 | 15049352 |
| the influence of top-down, bottom-up and abiotic factors on the moose (alces alces) population of isle royale. | long-term, concurrent measurement of population dynamics and associated top-down and bottom-up processes are rare for unmanipulated, terrestrial systems. here, we analyse populations of moose, their predators (wolves, canis lupus), their primary winter forage (balsam fir, abies balsamea) and several climatic variables that were monitored for 40 consecutive years in isle royale national park (544 km2), lake superior, usa. we judged the relative importance of top-down, bottom-up and abiotic factor ... | 2004 | 15058396 |
| ruminant uptake of nickel and other elements from industrial air pollution in the norwegian-russian border area. | concentrations of the elements aluminium, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenium and zinc in liver, and of nickel in kidneys, were studied in reindeer, moose and sheep from south varanger in eastern finnmark and comparable districts in western finnmark, norway. the study included samples from 31 reindeer, 10 moose and 10 sheep from jarfjord (south varanger); 31 reindeer, 27 moose and 15 sheep from pasvik (south varanger); and 40 reindeer, 16 moose and 15 shee ... | 1995 | 15091503 |
| radiocaesium from chernobyl in swedish moose. | the (137)cs activity concentrations of muscle samples taken from moose collected from the central part of sweden were determined. pre-chernobyl samples had a mean (137)cs activity concentration of 23 bq kg(-1). samples collected during the hunting season (mainly october) had, on average, 760 bq kg(-1) in 1986 and 664 bq kg(-1) in 1987. no significant differences between various muscles (neck, thigh and leg) could be seen. the correlation between ground deposition of (137)cs and activity concentr ... | 1989 | 15092364 |
| zoology: nose of moose. | 2004 | 15118712 | |
| serologic survey for antibodies against mycobacterium a vium subsp. paratuberculosis in free-ranging cervids from norway. | affinity between protein-g and immunoglobulins from red deer (cervus elaphus), moose (alces alces), roe deer (capreolus capreolus), and reindeer (rangifer tarandus tarandus) was tested in a competition binding assay. sera from red deer, reindeer, and moose inhibited the assay less than sera from cattle (less affinity), whereas sera from roe deer showed a slightly higher affinity to protein-g than did sera from cattle. the conclusion was made that protein-g could be used instead of anti-species a ... | 2004 | 15137486 |
| seasonal concentrations of cadmium and zinc in native pasture plants: consequences for grazing animals. | aboveground concentrations of cd and zn in various grazing plants at three stages of the growing season are reported. the plants were collected at a natural habitat exposed to extensive atmospheric deposition of heavy metals from other parts of europe. concentrations of both metals varied considerably among species, also among morphologically similar species growing in the same soil. the two metals correlated in the material as a whole, but the concentration variations were most pronounced for c ... | 2004 | 15142774 |
| absence of the functional myosin heavy chain 2b isoform in equine skeletal muscles. | nucleotide sequences which included the full coding region for three types of myosin heavy chain (myhc) isoforms were determined from equine skeletal muscles. the deduced amino acid sequences were 1937, 1938, and 1935 residues for the myhc-2a, -2x, and -slow, respectively. no myhc-2b isoform was amplified from the equine muscle cdna except for one pseudogene fragment. one nucleotide was inserted in the coding region of the equine pseudogene product, a minute amount of which was expressed in the ... | 2004 | 15170063 |
| climbing simulated vegetation to heights of ungulate hosts by larvae of dermacentor albipictus (acari: ixodidae). | larvae of winter ticks, dermacentor albipictus (packard), ascend vegetation in autumn and form clumps that attach to passing ungulate hosts. we tested the hypothesis that vegetation height determines the height of clumps. during the vegetation-to-ungulate transmission period (early september to mid-november), larvae were released at the base of simulated vegetation (nylon rods 245 cm tall) in outdoor and laboratory trials and in the absence of host cues. rod height exceeded the height of the tal ... | 2000 | 15218914 |
| the distribution of echinococcus granulosus in moose: evidence for parasite-induced vulnerability to predation by wolves? | the role of parasites in influencing the trophic dynamics of hosts is becoming increasingly recognized in the ecological literature. echinococcus granulosus is a tapeworm that relies on the predator-prey relationship between the definitive host (wolf, canis lupus) and the intermediate host, (moose, alces alces) to complete its life cycle. heavy infection by e. granulosus may predispose moose to increased risk of predation by wolves. theory predicts that parasite-induced vulnerability to predatio ... | 2004 | 15232731 |
| prevalence of enteropathogenic bacteria and cryptosporidium species in moose (alces alces) in norway. | 2004 | 15260447 | |
| trace elements in moose (alces alces) found dead in northwestern minnesota, usa. | the moose (alces alces) population in bog and forest areas of northwestern minnesota has declined for more than 25 years, and more recently the decline is throughout northwestern minnesota. both deficiencies and elevations in trace elements have been linked to the health of moose worldwide. the objective of this study was to evaluate whether trace element toxicity or deficiency may have contributed to the decline of moose in northwestern minnesota. livers of 81 moose found dead in northwestern m ... | 2004 | 15325160 |
| comparison of two monitoring systems for cu and mo in the swedish environment. | bio-geochemical samples (bgs) are roots of certain aquatic plants and mosses suitable for monitoring elements dissolved in stream water. the moose, a wild ruminant living in most parts of sweden, represents higher trophic level and another manifestation of bioavailability. by analyzing bgs (n approximately 33600) and moose liver (n approximately 2400), a systematic survey has been performed in the terrestrial environment of sweden. cu and mo are essential elements for life, and their presence is ... | 2004 | 15325164 |
| increased breakthrough bleeding during prophylaxis with b-domain deleted factor viii--a robust meta-analytic finding. | meta-analyses of observational studies have become increasingly common to support evidence-based clinical decisions. we analyzed currently available clinical studies of full-length factor viii (fl-fviii) vs. b-domain deleted recombinant factor viii (bdd-rfviii) using a random effects model to investigate possible differences in clinical efficacy in patients treated during prophylaxis. some studies reported breakthrough bleeding incidence as mean annual total bleeds, whereas others reported media ... | 2004 | 15357769 |
| insulin-sensitizing agents as primary therapy for patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome. | this paper is a systematic review of metformin versus clomiphene citrate (cc) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos). | 2004 | 15358717 |
| some notes on moose parasites. | 1949 | 15407238 | |
| moose and other large animal wildlife vehicle collisions: implications for prevention and emergency care. | 2004 | 15565035 | |
| a review of the "mysterious" wasting disease in swedish moose (alces alces l.) related to molybdenosis and disturbances in copper metabolism. | the main purpose of this article is to review the previously published data on so-called "moose sickness" in the light of two case studies presented here. molybdenosis and mo-induced disturbances of cu metabolism in moose are characterized by numerous severe lesions caused by reduced activity of cu-containing enzymes such as ceruloplasmin, superoxide dismutase in blood, and myocardial cytochrome c oxidase. consequences of such metabolic disturbances (e.g. glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, ... | 2004 | 15621935 |
| transmission of neospora caninum between wild and domestic animals. | to determine whether deer can transmit neospora caninum, brains of naturally infected white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) were fed to 4 dogs; 2 of these dogs shed oocysts. oocysts from 1 of the dogs were tested by polymerase chain reaction and found to be positive for n. caninum and negative for hammondia heydorni. the internal transcribed spacer 1 sequence of the new strain (designated nc-deer1) was identical to n. caninum from domestic animals, indicating that n. caninum is transmitted ... | 2004 | 15715229 |
| consumption guideline for cadmium in moose meat in northern british columbia, canada. | disturbed by reports of high concentrations of cadmium in large land mammals in arctic canada, community members wondered if they should eat less moose (alces alces). | 2004 | 15736645 |
| radionuclides and trace metals in canadian moose near uranium mines: comparison of radiation doses and food chain transfer with cattle and caribou. | tissues from 45 moose and 4 cattle were collected to assess the health of country foods near uranium mines in northern saskatchewan. bone, liver, kidney, muscle and rumen contents were analyzed for uranium, radium-226 (226ra), lead-210 (210pb), and polonium-210 (210po). cesium-137 (137cs), potassium-40 (40k), and 27 trace metals were also measured in some tissues. within the most active mining area, po in liver and muscle declined significantly with distance from tailings, possibly influenced by ... | 2005 | 15824592 |
| intrapopulation variation in gray wolf isotope (delta(15)n and delta(13)c) profiles: implications for the ecology of individuals. | trophic relationships among organisms in terrestrial boreal ecosystems define ecological communities and are important in determining dynamics of energy flow and ecosystem function. we examined trophic relationships between the gray wolf (canis lupus) and 18 mammalian species from the boreal forest of central saskatchewan, canada, using delta(13)c and delta(15)n stable isotope values measured in guard hair samples. variance in isotope values for wolves and other carnivores was investigated as a ... | 2005 | 15883848 |
| public health evaluation of cadmium concentrations in liver and kidney of moose (alces alces) from four areas of alaska. | liver and/or kidney samples were collected from 139 hunter-killed moose from four areas of alaska during 1986. the concentration of cadmium in organ tissue was determined by direct-current plasma atomic emission spectrometry. all results are reported as mug/g wet weight. concentrations of cadmium in liver ranged from 0.06 microg/g to 9.0 microg/g; in the kidney cortex they ranged from 0.10 microg/g to 65.7 microg/g. cadmium levels were significantly associated with location and age. the highest ... | 2006 | 15890387 |
| circumcision for the prevention of urinary tract infection in boys: a systematic review of randomised trials and observational studies. | to undertake a meta-analysis of published data on the effect of circumcision on the risk of urinary tract infection (uti) in boys. | 2005 | 15890696 |
| heavy metals in tissue samples of finnish moose, alces alces. | 2005 | 15903187 | |
| the costs and benefits of a migratory species under different management schemes. | this paper analyses how different management schemes influence the exploitation and economics of a wildlife population--the moose (alces alces)--that is both a value (harvesting income) and a pest (forestry damage). two regimes are explored; the unified management scheme where the wildlife manager aims to find harvesting quotas that maximise the overall benefit of the moose population, and the market solution where the landowners follow their narrow self-interests and maximise their private prof ... | 2005 | 15939129 |
| the many faces of population density. | population density, one of the most fundamental demographic attributes, may vary systematically with spatial scale, but this scale-sensitivity is incompletely understood. we used a novel approach-based on fully censused and mapped distributions of eastern grey squirrel (sciurus carolinensis) dreys, beaver (castor canadensis) lodges, and moose (alces alces)--to explore the scale-dependence of population density and its relationship to landscape features. we identified population units at several ... | 2005 | 16001227 |
| ocular injuries in a victim of a motor vehicle collision with a moose. | 2005 | 16049537 | |
| perinatel outcomes of singleton pregnancies achieved by in vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | to determine whether the incidence of adverse obstetric outcomes is higher in singleton pregnancies achieved by in vitro fertilization (ivf) than in spontaneously conceived singletons matched for maternal age. | 2005 | 16100639 |
| campylobacter spp., salmonella spp., verocytotoxic escherichia coli, and antibiotic resistance in indicator organisms in wild cervids. | faecal samples were collected, as part of the national health surveillance program for cervids (hop) in norway, from wild red deer, roe deer, moose and reindeer during ordinary hunting seasons from 2001 to 2003. samples from a total of 618 animals were examined for verocytotoxic e. coli (vtec); 611 animals for salmonella and 324 animals for campylobacter. a total of 50 samples were cultivated from each cervid species in order to isolate the indicator bacterial species e. coli and enterococcus fa ... | 2005 | 16108210 |
| reindeer warble fly larvae (hypoderma tarandi) in a moose (alces alces) in sweden. | 2005 | 16108218 | |
| spatial and temporal trends of contaminants in terrestrial biota from the canadian arctic. | contaminants in the canadian arctic have been studied over the last twelve years under the guidance of the northern contaminants program. this paper summarizes results from that program from 1998 to 2003 with respect to terrestrial animals in the canadian arctic. the arctic terrestrial environment has few significant contaminant issues, particularly when compared with freshwater and marine environments. both current and historical industrial activities in the north may have a continuing effect o ... | 2005 | 16109438 |
| temporal and geographic trends in trace element concentrations in moose from yukon, canada. | the yukon contaminants committee has conducted a hunter survey since 1994, annually requesting tissue samples from successful moose hunters in the yukon. moose kidney, liver and muscle tissue were analyzed for arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, mercury, molybdenum, selenium and zinc. levels of most trace elements measured were not of concern toxicologically or in terms of deficiencies. although hepatic selenium concentrations in yukon moose were high compared to moose from other l ... | 2005 | 16143369 |
| medical education 2005: from allegory to bull moose. | 2005 | 16145034 | |
| single-strand conformation polymorphism (sscp) analysis as a new diagnostic tool to distinguish dorsal-spined larvae of the elaphostrongylinae (nematoda: protostrongylidae) from cervids. | single-strand conformation polymorphism (sscp) was used to genetically differentiate morphologically indistinguishable first-stage larvae (l(1)) of the six species of elaphostrongyline nematodes. a partial fragment (317-336bp) of the first internal transcribed spacer (pits-1) plus 5' flanking region (76bp of the 18s gene) of the nuclear ribosomal dna (rdna) was amplified from individual l(1) of known identity and subjected to sscp. the results showed that the four species of elaphostrongylines f ... | 2006 | 16185812 |
| bartonella spp. seroprevalence in healthy swedish blood donors. | serum samples were collected from healthy blood donors in 5 regions in sweden in 1999, i.e. from the local blood centres (collecting facilities) in boden, jönköping, lund, skövde, and uppsala. in total, 498 serum samples (63% males, 37% females) were received and tested by immunofluorescence assay for antibodies against b. elizabethae, b. grahamii, b. henselae (houston-1), b. henselae (marseille), b. quintana, and b. vinsonii subsp. vinsonii. an overall bartonella spp. seroprevalence of 16.1% wa ... | 2005 | 16191889 |
| acetylcholine in the corneal epithelium of diurnal and nocturnal mammals. | to analyze the concentration of acetylcholine (ach) in the corneal epithelium and aqueous humor of various diurnal and nocturnal mammals. | 2005 | 16227851 |
| presumptive gangrenous ergotism in free-living moose and a roe deer. | presumptive gangrenous ergotism in 10 moose (alces alces) and one roe deer (capreolus capreolus) is reported. three of the moose came from a municipality in southeastern norway where the disease occurred as a cluster in 1996. the other moose represented solitary or sporadic cases diagnosed in four municipalities in northwestern norway between 1996 and 2004. affected moose (seven calves, three yearlings) were found between october and june, showing distal limb lesions on one to three limbs. the l ... | 2005 | 16244078 |
| prevalence of antibodies to neospora caninum in wild animals. | antibodies to neospora caninum were determined in several species of wild animals in the united states by the neospora agglutination test (nat). antibodies (nat 1:40 or higher) were found in 5 of 249 bison (bison bison), 5 of 160 caribou (rangifer tarandus), 4 of 162 moose (alces alces), 4 of 122 wolves (canis lupus), and 1 of 224 musk ox (ovibos moschatus) but not in 197 black bears (ursus americanus). to our knowledge, this is the first report of antibodies to n. caninum in bison and caribou. ... | 2005 | 16419771 |
| sodium dynamics in a northern ecosystem. | analyses of terrestrial sources of sodium and estimates of the sodium requirement of moose (alces alces) on isle royale, lake superior, suggest that availability of the element controls the moose population. the terrestrial vegetation is very poor in the element, but, as elsewhere, submerged and floating leaved water-plants are relatively rich. consumption of such plants in summer would provide an adequate source, if the animal can store the element. the fairly high sodium contents of freshwater ... | 1973 | 16592111 |
| the length of growing season and adult sex ratio affect sexual size dimorphism in moose. | while factors affecting body growth have been extensively studied, very little is known about the factors likely to affect the sexual size dimorphism (ssd) in polygynous mammals. based on the carcass mass of 24420 male and female moose recorded in 14 norwegian populations, we examine three hypotheses to explain geographical variation in ssd. first, ssd is expected to decrease when the relative density of animals (for a given habitat quality) increases, because resource limitation at high populat ... | 2006 | 16602303 |
| predator disease out-break modulates top-down, bottom-up and climatic effects on herbivore population dynamics. | human-introduced disease and climatic change are increasingly perturbing natural ecosystems worldwide, but scientists know very little about how they interact to affect ecological dynamics. an outbreak of canine parvovirus (cpv) in the wolf population on isle royale allowed us to test the transient effects of an introduced pathogen and global climatic variation on the dynamics of a three-level food chain. following the introduction of cpv, wolf numbers plummeted, precipitating a switch from top- ... | 2006 | 16623723 |
| new carbon dates link climatic change with human colonization and pleistocene extinctions. | drastic ecological restructuring, species redistribution and extinctions mark the pleistocene-holocene transition, but an insufficiency of numbers of well-dated large mammal fossils from this transition have impeded progress in understanding the various causative links. here i add many new radiocarbon dates to those already published on late pleistocene fossils from alaska and the yukon territory (ak-yt) and show previously unrecognized patterns. species that survived the pleistocene, for exampl ... | 2006 | 16688174 |
| diagnosis of pregnancy in moose using a bovine assay for pregnancy-specific protein b. | blood samples were collected from 26 moose (alces alces ) and evaluated for the presence of an antigen that cross-reacted with antisera to bovine pregnancy-specific protein b (p-spb). the objective of this study was to determine if the p-spb radioimmunoassay (ria) was a reliable indicator of pregnancy in these animals. in the first year of the study calf production the following summer was used as the index of previous pregnancy. in the second year all females were subjected to palpation per rec ... | 1993 | 16727372 |
| antler stiffness in moose (alces alces): correlated evolution of bone function and material properties? | the material properties of bone can vary considerably among skeletal elements from different parts of the body that serve different functions. however, functional demands placed on a specific type of skeletal element also can vary at a variety of scales, such as between different parts of the element, among individuals of a species, and across species. variation in bone material properties might be correlated with differing functional demands at any of these scales. in this study we performed th ... | 2006 | 16752424 |
| cross-continental differences in patterns of predation: will naive moose in scandinavia ever learn? | predation has been recognized as a major selective force in the evolution of behavioural characteristics of mammals. as a consequence of local predator extinction, prey may lose knowledge about natural predators but usually express behavioural adjustments after return of predators. human harvest may replace natural predation but prey selection may differ from that of natural predators leading to a change in the behavioural response of prey. we show that hunting success (hs) of re-colonizing wolv ... | 2006 | 16777732 |
| prevalence of cryptosporidium and giardia in free-ranging wild cervids in norway. | faecal samples were collected from 1,190 wild cervids in norway and analyzed for cysts/oocysts of the protozoan parasites giardia and cryptosporidium. samples were from calves, yearlings and adults of moose (alces alces), red deer (cervus elaphus), roe deer (capreolus capreolus) and reindeer (rangifer tarandus) shot during the hunting season. cryptosporidium was found in 15 (3.3%) of 455 moose, 1 (0.3%) of 289 red deer, 18 (6.2%) of 291 roe deer, but was not found in any of 155 reindeer. giardia ... | 2006 | 16797126 |
| associative and phonological priming effects after letter search on the prime. | responses to target words typically are faster and more accurate after associatively related primes (e.g., "orange-juice") than after unrelated primes (e.g., "glue-juice"). this priming effect has been used as an index of semantic activation, and its elimination often is cited as evidence against semantic access. when participants are asked to perform a letter search on the prime, associative priming typically is eliminated, but repetition and morphological priming remain. it is possible that pr ... | 2006 | 16841780 |
| segmentation of lines based on point densities--an optimisation of wildlife warning sign placement in southern finland. | current and previous placement of wildlife warning signs by the finnish road administration is based on suggestions from hunting associations and individuals. the problem within this practice is that the placement of warning signs is not a transparent process. within this paper, we evaluate the current placement of wildlife warning signs for the uusimaa region in southern finland and develop a method to optimise warning sign placement using kernel density estimations, which are based on existing ... | 2007 | 16857156 |
| helminthologic survey of the wolf (canis lupus) in estonia, with an emphasis on echinococcus granulosus. | carcasses of 26 wolves were collected during the 2000/2001 and 2003/2004 hunting seasons and examined for helminths. thirteen helminth species were recorded: one trematode (alaria alata), seven cestodes (diphyllobothrium latum, mesocestoides lineatus, taenia hydatigena, taenia multiceps, taenia ovis, taenia pisiformis, and echinococcus granulosus), and five nematode species (uncinaria stenocephala, toxascaris leonina, toxocara canis, trichinella nativa, and trichinella britovi). the most common ... | 2006 | 16870858 |
| polymorphisms of the prion protein gene (prnp ) in alaskan moose (alces alces gigas). | 2006 | 16879366 | |
| motor vehicle collisions with large animals. | motor vehicle collisions mvc with large animals are a worldwide problem. in this review, we aim to analyze the mechanisms and patterns of human injuries caused by mvc with large animals and various ways to prevent them. reported studies on large animals that can cause such accidents include the moose, camels, deer, and kangaroos. the moose causes a typical rear-and downward deformity of the roof of the car. the camel falls on the roof of the car causing cervical and head injury to the occupants. ... | 2006 | 16883436 |
| [forming of gastro-intestinal nematodes fauna of free ranging european bison in bialowieza primeval forest during last 17 years (1984-2001)]. | 28 european bison of both sexes and in different age shot in białowieza primeval forest in january 1984, (10 animals), january 1992 (10 animals) and in january and the beginning of february 2001 (8 animals) have been necropsied. the examined animals in mentioned years were of similar age. there were examined abomasa and duodena of shot animals. all necropsied bison were infected with gastro-intestinal nematodes. the highest intensity of infection with nematodes of abomasum was found in 1992 year ... | 2002 | 16894720 |
| decreasing lead levels in swedish biota revealed by 36 years (1969-2004) of environmental monitoring. | since the 1980s, lead levels decreased significantly in most marine biota from the baltic sea, the kattegatt and the skagerrack and in terrestrial biota from south and central sweden, analysed in the national swedish environmental monitoring programme. in herring and cod liver, the decrease was 4.2-7.1% annually 1981-2003 and in perch liver and guillemot eggs analysed since the middle of the 1990s the decrease was 10-13%. in kidneys of young starlings from south and central sweden, lead levels d ... | 2006 | 16896466 |
| can a moose inspire leadership? | 2006 | 16898060 | |
| population characteristics predict responses in moose body mass to temporal variation in the environment. | 1. a general problem in population ecology is to predict under which conditions stochastic variation in the environment has the stronger effect on ecological processes. by analysing temporal variation in a fitness-related trait, body mass, in 21 norwegian moose alces alces (l.) populations, we examined whether the influence of temporal variation in different environmental variables were related to different parameters that were assumed to reflect important characteristics of the fundamental nich ... | 2006 | 16922846 |
| environmental phenology and geographical gradients in moose body mass. | intraspecific body mass in ungulates has often been shown to increase with latitude. the biological basis for such latitudinal gradients is, however, poorly known. here we examined whether satellite-derived indices of environmental phenology, based on the normalised difference vegetation index (ndvi), as well as variables derived from meteorological stations, altitude, and population density, can explain latitudinal gradients and regional variation in body mass of norwegian moose. the best model ... | 2006 | 16944246 |
| prenatal programming of childhood overweight and obesity. | to review the scientific evidence for prenatal programming of childhood overweight and obesity, and discuss its implications for mch research, practice, and policy. | 2007 | 17006770 |
| [disease monitoring in european mouflon (ovis gmelini musimon) populations by clinical blood tests--aspects of epidemiology and treatment control of claw diseases]. | european mouflon are in the focus of research since they were brought from the tyrrhenic islands to the european mainland a hundred years ago. from the beginning many populations on european mainland suffer from different claw diseases which are unknown in their original habitats. foot rot, the ovine purulent laminitis, whose existence im wild ruminants was negotiated some years before, furthermore claw alterations caused by primary or secondary lack of trace elements similar to the copper defic ... | 2006 | 17007468 |
| prion protein in cardiac muscle of elk (cervus elaphus nelsoni) and white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) infected with chronic wasting disease. | to investigate the possible presence of disease-associated prion protein (prp(d)) in striated muscle of chronic wasting disease (cwd)-affected cervids, samples of diaphragm, tongue, heart and three appendicular skeletal muscles from mule deer (odocoileus hemionus), white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus), elk (cervus elaphus nelsoni) and moose (alces alces shirasi) were examined by elisa, western immunoblot and immunohistochemistry (ihc). prp(d) was detected in samples of heart muscle from se ... | 2006 | 17030881 |
| simulating visibility during language comprehension. | in this study, participants performed a sentence-picture verification task in which they read sentences about an agent viewing an object (e.g., moose) through a differentially occlusive medium (e.g., clean vs. fogged goggles), and then verified whether a subsequently pictured object was mentioned in the previous sentence. picture verification latencies were shorter when the resolution of the pictured object and the resolution implied by the sentence matched than when they did not. these results ... | 2007 | 17070792 |
| oral transmission of chronic wasting disease in captive shira's moose. | three captive shira's moose (alces alces shirasi) were orally inoculated with a single dose (5 g) of whole-brain homogenate prepared from chronic wasting disease (cwd)-affected mule deer (odocoileus hemionus). all moose died of causes thought to be other than cwd. histologic examination of one female moose dying 465 days postinoculation revealed spongiform change in the neuropil, typical of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. immunohistochemistry staining for the proteinase-resistant isofor ... | 2006 | 17092895 |
| fast, cheap and out of control: a zero curation model for ontology development. | during two days at a conference focused on circulatory and respiratory health, 68 volunteers untrained in knowledge engineering participated in an experimental knowledge capture exercise. these volunteers created a shared vocabulary of 661 terms, linking these terms to each other and to a pre-existing upper ontology by adding 245 hyponym relationships and 340 synonym relationships. while ontology-building has proved to be an expensive and labor-intensive process using most existing methodologies ... | 2006 | 17094234 |
| injuries from motor-vehicle collisions with moose--maine, 2000-2004. | moose are among the largest mammals in north america. standing up to 7.5 feet at the shoulder and weighing up to 1,600 lbs, they are the largest members of the deer family. maine's moose population (approximately 29,000) is the biggest in the united states outside of alaska. during a collision with a motor vehicle, a moose usually is struck in the legs, causing its body to roll onto the hood of the vehicle, often collapsing the windshield and roof. as a result, motor-vehicle collisions involving ... | 2006 | 17136021 |
| interspecific resource partitioning in sympatric ursids. | the fundamental niche of a species is rarely if ever realized because the presence of other species restricts it to a narrower range of ecological conditions. the effects of this narrower range of conditions define how resources are partitioned. resource partitioning has been inferred but not demonstrated previously for sympatric ursids. we estimated assimilated diet in relation to body condition (body fat and lean and total body mass) and reproduction for sympatric brown bears (ursus arctos) an ... | 2006 | 17205908 |
| malignant catarrhal fever in free-ranging cervids associated with ovhv-2 and cphv-2 dna. | pathologic lesions were summarized in 18 free-ranging cervids (15 moose [alces alces], two roe deer [capreolus capreolus], and one red deer [cervus elaphus]) diagnosed with malignant catarrhal fever (mcf) after examination at the national veterinary institute, oslo 1982-2005. eye lesions (conjunctivitis, corneal opacity, fibrin clots in the anterior eye chamber) were the most frequent gross finding. erosive-ulcerative mucosal lesions in the nose and mouth were also commonly found. histopathology ... | 2006 | 17255446 |
| defense behavior of moose. | 2016 | 17278844 | |
| preterm low birth weight and maternal periodontal status: a meta-analysis. | this study was undertaken to assess the effect of maternal periodontal disease on preterm delivery and/or birth of low-weight infants. | 2007 | 17306654 |
| listeria monocytogenes from a nova scotia moose. | 1960 | 17421180 | |
| elaphostrongylosis in maritime moose and deer. | 1964 | 17421746 | |
| infectivity of d. viviparus (moose strain) to calves. | 1971 | 17421948 | |
| fascioloides magna: occurrence in saskatchewan and distribution in canada. | infection with fascioloides magna, the large american liver fluke, was diagnosed in two moose (alces alces) and six wapiti (cervus elaphus) from central saskatchewan. this is believed to be the first record of the parasite in the province. fecal samples collected from wild wapiti at five sites in the commercial forest zone in saskatchewan contained eggs believed to be those of f. magna. trematode eggs were not found in feces from five captive herds of wapiti in the province, nor in samples from ... | 1985 | 17422561 |
| [practical considerations on detection of publication bias]. | the present review aims to answer 3 questions: does publication bias need to be assessed in meta-analyses?; what procedures, not requiring complex statistical approaches, can be applied to detect it?; and should other factors be taken into account when interpreting the procedures? the first question is easy to answer. publication bias is a potential threat to the validity of the conclusions of meta-analyses. therefore, both the moose and quorom statements include publication bias in their guidel ... | 2006 | 17433196 |
| a natural case of chronic wasting disease in a free-ranging moose (alces alces shirasi). | chronic wasting disease (cwd) was diagnosed in a free-ranging moose (alces alces shirasi) killed by a hunter in jackson county, colorado, usa, in september 2005. the diagnosis was based upon immunohistochemistry (ihc) demonstrating the presence of accumulations of cwd-associated prion protein (prp(cwd)) in tissue sections of medulla oblongata at the level of the obex (dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus) and in retropharyngeal lymph node (rpln); additional testing by ihc revealed deposits of prp(c ... | 2007 | 17495319 |
| deer exposed to exceptionally high concentrations of lead near the continental mine in idaho, usa. | habitat surrounding the inactive continental mine in northern idaho, usa, supports bear (ursus arctos, ursus americanus), moose (alces alces), elk (cervus elaphus), woodland caribou (rangifer tarandus caribou), and abundant mule (odocoileus hemionus) and white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus). tailings on the mining site were capped and remediated in 2003 to reduce environmental exposure of surrounding soil and sediments of blue joe creek, downslope of the mine. before capping, the mean pb c ... | 2007 | 17521153 |
| custom total knee replacement in a dog with femoral condylar bone loss. | to report surgical planning, technique, and outcome of custom total knee replacement (tkr) performed to manage a medial femoral condylar nonunion in a dog. | 2007 | 17547592 |
| influence of cutting time on brush response: implications for herbivory in linear (transportation) corridors. | an experiment was conducted to determine the influence the time of brush-cutting can have on plant regrowth and attractiveness to herbivores that browse in linear corridors. the influence of cutting time on leaf flush and senescence, shoot morphometry, and biomass was measured for 3 consecutive years after initial brush-cutting. results indicate that morphological and phenological attributes of three woody deciduous plants were influenced by the timing of brush-cutting for up to 3 years after in ... | 2007 | 17557175 |
| meta-analysis of non-randomized comparative studies of the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer. | laparoscopic resection remains to be established as the procedure of first choice for operable colorectal cancer. the aim of the study was to conduct a systematic review of non-randomized comparative studies of laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer. published work in english was searched for relevant articles published by the end of 2003. the moose statement was used to conduct the meta-analysis. study quality was assessed by two investigators using the minors tool and the analysis was co ... | 2007 | 17610681 |