Testing assumptions in bear research: Using statistical power analysis to estimate effects of den type on black bear cub survival

Ursus

Volumn 10, Issue , 1998, Pages 405-411

  Mcdonald Jr , John E ^a,b   Fuller, Todd K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Cubs; Denning; Massachusetts; Minnesota; Statistical power; Survival; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008296352     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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