A case of offspring adoption in free-ranging polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Arctic

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 94-96

  Atkinson, S N ^a   Cattet, M R L ^b   Polischuk, S C ^a   Ramsay, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Litter adoption; Maternal fitness; Polar bear; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

LITTER ADOPTION; POLAR BEAR;

CANADA, HUDSON BAY;

URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 0030498575     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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