TY - JOUR AU - Smith, Timothy E. PY - 1992/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - INCIDENCE OF INCISIFORM TOOTH BREAKAGE AMONG MOOSE FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA, ALASKA. USA JF - Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose JA - Alces VL - IS - SE - Articles DO - UR - https://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1811 SP - 207-212 AB - <p>Mandibles from 270 moose harvested during 1988-1990 from the Seward Peninsula, Alaska were examined. Broken incisiform teeth were observed in 61% of 243 adult moose and 41% of 27 yearling moose examined. First incisors (I1) were the most frequently (48%) broken teeth in adults. All yearling moose had newly emerged I1’s and 60% had permanent 2nd incisors (I2) when killed, consequently because third incisors (I3) and canines were most frequently (35%, 9%) broken. Severity of tooth breakage was correlated (<em>P</em>&lt;0.001) with age. All moose <u>&gt;</u> 7 years-of-age had broken incisiform teeth. This level of incisiform tooth breakage has not been previously observed in North American moose.</p> ER -