Researcher variation in collection of morphometrics on black bears

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 485-489

  Eason, Thomas H ^a,b,c   Smith, B Heath ^a,b,d   Pelton, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Great Smoky Mountains National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

black bear; Great Smoky Mountains National Park; measurements; morphology; morphometrics; Ursus americanus; variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029999987     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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