Predation of Svalbard reindeer by polar bears

Polar Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 675-678

  Derocher, Andrew E ^a   Wiig, Øystein ^b   Bangjord, Georg ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY SELECTION; SCAVENGING;

SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; RANGIFER; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS PLATYRHYNCUS; UNGULATA; URSUS ARCTOS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 0033810452     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000000138     Document Type: Article

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