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European Elk

Educational resources on European Elk

European Elk or Alces alces is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the European Elk

Academic web links for the European Elk.


Language Log » Sarah Palin’s Favorite Meal
For my tuppennorth, I only discovered recently (meaning when visiting a zoo in the summer*) that the European elk and North American moose are actually the same species.
languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=767

Untitled Document [jesse.usra.edu]
Specialists are still divided over whether moose and the European elk represent closely related sibling species or sub-populations of the same species.
jesse.usra.edu/articles/iceagemodule/resources/html/migrationmoose.html

LacusCurtius • Strabo's Geography — Book IV Chapter 6
214 Polybius seems to refer to the European elk (cervus alces), which is no longer to be found in the Alps; or possibly to the Alpine ibex (capra ibex), which is almost extinct.
penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Strabo/4F*.html

Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Specialized Microscopy ...
Similar to the European elk, wapiti bulls often feature large, branching antlers, which are sometimes used as weapons, especially during breeding season.
micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/techniques/polarized/gallery/pages/elkhairsmall.html

LISTSERV 15.0 - CALONTIR Archives
The European elk is http://www.geocities.com/magicgoatman/moose.html a moose and does not look like the American elk which it's equivalent is the reindeer in Europe.
listserv.unl.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0609&L=calontir&D=0&T=0&P=57941

00.099. Papillomaviridae - ICTVdB Index of Viruses
European elk papillomavirus (EEPV) 00.099.0.05.001.00.001. European elk papillomavirus (EEPV) 00.099.0.05.001.00.002. Reindeer papillomavirus
phene.cpmc.columbia.edu/Ictv/fs_papil.htm

Webster's Online Dictionary - The Rosetta Edition
Webster's Online Dictionary. The Rosetta Edition ™ ... EUROPEAN ELK EUROPEAN ELM EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR INLAND WATER TRANSPORT EUROPEAN FIELD ELM
faculty.insead.edu/parker/dictionarybrowse/indexEu.html

ADW: male_elk.jpg
Permissions for Use. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ... Captive male European elk (Cervus elaphus).
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/tanya_dewey/male_elk.jpg/view.html

Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer: Specialized Microscopy ...
The most notable physical attribute of the European elk is the huge pair of antlers that are displayed by the male.
micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/techniques/polarized/gallery/pages/elkhairlarge.html

mammal
Moose; European elk (Alces malchis), Northern United States northward. 8. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), Arctic America. 9. Barrenground caribou (R. groenlandicus), Arctic America
www.150.si.edu/siarch/handbook/mammal.htm







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