Effect of seasonal differences in dietary meat intake on changes in body mass and composition in wild and captive brown bears

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1623-1630

  Hilderbrand, G V ^a   Jenkins, S G ^b   Schwartz, C C ^a,d   Hanley, T A ^c   Robbins, C T ^b  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CARBON ASSIMILATION; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INTAKE; LIVEWEIGHT GAIN; MEAT; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NORTH AMERICA; SEASONALITY; UNITED STATES;

BEAR; BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; CARNIVORY; FOOD INTAKE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ALASKA; KENAI PENINSULA; UNITED STATES;

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0033491191     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-133     Document Type: Article

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