Seasonal and annual movements of radio-collared polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in northeast Greenland

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 67-77

  Born, E W ^a   Wiig, O ^b,c   Thomassen, J ^d  

^a GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

ice marginal features; Northern Greenland; telemetry; Ursus

Indexed keywords

URSUS MARITIMUS;

MOVEMENT; POLAR BEAR; RADIOTELEMETRY;

GREENLAND, NORTHEAST WATER AREA;

EID: 0030620196     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00072-3     Document Type: Article

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