Learning to Eat by Following the Mother in Moose Calves
Edwards J. 1976. Learning to Eat by Following the Mother in Moose Calves. The American Midland Naturalist. 96(1):229-232
Little, if any, work has been done on how young ruminants learn which plants to eat. Observations of moose (Alces alces andersoni) calves in Isle Royale National Park, suggest that learning by following may play an important role in how calves learn to eat.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Edwards, Joan
- Units
- ISRO
- Keywords
- Animal Behavior, Animal Studies, Feeding, moose(Alces alces)