Constraints on frugivory by bears

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1105-1119

  Welch, Chrisy A ^a   Keay, Jeferey ^b   Kendall, Katherine C ^c   Robbins, Charles T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Denali National Park and Preserve   (United States)

^c Glacier National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Bears; Berries; Body mass; Digestibility; Foraging efficiency; Fruits; Gastrointestinal capacity; Intake rate; Metabolic efficiency; Reproductive success; Ursus americanus; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

BITE RATE; BLACK BEAR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; FRUGIVORY; GRIZZLY BEAR; INTAKE RATE;

EID: 0030613834     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1105:COFBB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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