Why bears consume mixed diets during fruit abundance

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1640-1645

  Rode, K D ^a   Robbins, C T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAR; DIET; METABOLISM; OMNIVORY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033762610     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z00-082     Document Type: Article

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