Estimating survival rates of black bears

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1335-1343

  Sorensen, Vanessa A ^a   Powell, Roger A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0032450638     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-060     Document Type: Article

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