Predicting body condition of bears via two field methods

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 406-409

  Hilderbrand, Grant V ^a   Farley, Sean D ^a   Robbins, Charles T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Black bear; Body composition; Body condition; Grizzly bear; Isotopic water dilution; Ursus americanus; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; BLACK BEAR; BODY CONDITION; BROWN BEAR; ISOOPTIC WATER DILUTION;

URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0031919021     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802306     Document Type: Article

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