Chemically mediated foraging preference of black bears (Ursus americanus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 448-456

  Kimball, Bruce A ^a,b   Nolte, Dale L ^a   Engeman, Richard M ^a   Johnston, John J ^a   Stermitz, Frank R ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Chemical cues; Foraging behavior; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Ursus americanus; Vascular tissue

Indexed keywords

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0000825729     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382975     Document Type: Article

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