Using stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotopes to infer trophic relationships among black and grizzly bears in the upper Columbia River basin, British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1332-1339

  Hobson, K A ^a   McLellan, B N ^a   Woods, J G ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAR; DIETARY OVERLAP; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; TROPHIC LEVEL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN;

URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0033766635     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-78-8-1332     Document Type: Article

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