Reproductive characteristics of the male Grizzly Bear in the continental United States

Ursus

Volumn 10, Issue , 1998, Pages 497-501

  White Jr , Don ^a   Berardinelli, James G ^b   Aune, Keith E ^b  

^a MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grizzly bear; Montana; Reproduction; Sexual maturity; Testicular growth; Ursus arctos; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004319170     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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