Predicting body mass in polar bears: Is morphometry useful?

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1083-1090

  Cattet, Marc R L ^a   Atkinson, Stephen N ^b   Polischuk, Susan C ^b   Ramsay, Malcolm A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Body mass prediction; Body size; Measurement error; Morphometrics; Morphometry; Polar bear; Precision; Prediction interval; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; MORPHOMETRICS; POLAR BEAR;

URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 0031425392     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802105     Document Type: Article

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