Genetic tagging of free-ranging black and brown bears

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 616-627

  Woods, John G ^a,g,h,i,j,k   Paetkau, David ^b,f,l   Lewis, David ^c,e,m,n   McLellan, Bruce N ^d,h,o,p   Proctor, Michael ^e,q,r,s   Strobeck, Curtis ^b,e,t,u  

^a Mt Revelstoke Glacier Natl Parks   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Box 14 D3   (Canada)

^d RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^e Box 920 ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

ⁱ Banff National Park   (Canada)

^j Wildlife Society   (United States)

^k Wildlife Society ^*  (Canada)

^l Université Laval   (Canada)

^m Lakeland College   (Canada)

ⁿ Selkirk College Canada   (Canada)

^o BC Min of Forests Research Branch   (Canada)

^p Intl Assoc for Bear Res and Mgmt

^q UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^r Selkirk College ^*  (Canada)

^s UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^t UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^u UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Author keywords

Black bear; Brown bear; DNA; Hair; Mark recapture; Microsatellite; Ursus americanus; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

BEAR; DNA; GENETIC MARKER; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

EID: 0033406182     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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