Latitudinal variation in litter size of polar bears: Ecology or methodology?

Polar Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 350-356

  Derocher, Andrew E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAR; LATITUDE; LITTER SIZE; SAMPLING;

EID: 0032741867     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050428     Document Type: Article

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