Nocturnal foraging behaviour of Black Bears, Ursus americanus, on Moresby Island, British Columbia

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 446-450

  Reimchen, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black Bear; British Columbia; Foraging behaviour; Nocturnal; Queen Charlotte Islands; Salmon; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY;

CANADA;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0032419440     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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