Winter den abandonment by brown bears Ursus arctos: Causes and consequences

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-38

  Swenson, Jon E ^a   Sandegren, Finn ^b   Brunberg, Sven ^c   Wabakken, Petter ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Swedish Hunters' Association   (Sweden)

^c Fylkeshuset ^*  (Sweden)

^d Fylkeshuset   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brown beat; Den abandonment; Disturbance; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0030850777     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1997.005     Document Type: Article

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