Selection of microsites by grizzly bears to excavate biscuitroots

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 228-238

  Mattson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

biscuitroots; grizzly bears; habitat selection; optimal foraging; Ursus arctos; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

LOMATIUM; LOMATIUM COUS; URSUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0030938723     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382656     Document Type: Article

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