Scavenging by Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, and Glaucous-winged Gulls, Larus glaucescens, on adult sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 217-223

  Quinn, T P ^a   Buck, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Brown Bear; Carrion; Glaucous winged Gulls; Larus glaucescens; Nutrients; Oncorhynchus nerka; Scavenging; Sockeye Salmon; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; SEASONALITY; UNITED STATES;

PREDATION; SALMONID; SCAVENGING;

UNITED STATES;

LARUS GLAUCESCENS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0033791951     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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