Geographic variation in growth of polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-72

  Derocher, A E ^a,c   Stirling, I ^a,b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Growth; Hudson Bay; Reproduction; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH PATTERN; REPRODUCTIVE RATE;

CANADA, HUDSON BAY;

URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 0031810988     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283699800507X     Document Type: Article

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