Camera collars reveal macronutrient balancing in free-ranging male moose during summer.

ABSTRACT: Understanding how the nutritional properties of food resources drive foraging choices is important for the management and conservation of wildlife populations. For moose (Alces alces), recent experimental and observational studies during the winter have shown macronutrient balancing between available protein (AP) and highly metabolizable macronutrients (total non-structural carbohydrates [TNC] and lipids). Here, we combined the use of continuous-recording camera collars with plant nutrient analyses and forage availability measurements to obtain a detailed insight into the food and nutritional choices of three wild moose in Norway over a 5-day period in summer. We found that moose derived their macronutrient energy primarily from carbohydrates (74.2%), followed by protein (13.1%), an

SUBMITTER: Spitzer R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11329299 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature