Black bear, Ursus americanus, movements and home ranges on Drummond Island, Michigan

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-225

  Hirsch, James G ^a,b   Bender, Louis C ^a,c   Haufler, Jonathan B ^a,d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Environmental Services   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^d Boise Cascade Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Bear; Drummond Island; Home range; Michigan; Movements; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0033121044     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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