Reproductive characteristics of grizzly bears in the Kugluktuk area, northwest territories, Canada

Ursus

Volumn 10, Issue , 1998, Pages 41-47

  Case, Ray L ^a   Buckland, Laurie ^a  

^a Wildlife and Economic Development ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Grizzly bears; Litter size; Reproduction; Ursiis arctos

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003144740     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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