Myrmecophagy by Yellowstone grizzly bears

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 779-793

  Mattson, D J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FOOD PRODUCTS; PROTEINS; SUBSTRATES; WOOD;

MYRMECOPHAGY; RADIO-MARKED GRIZZLY BEARS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BEAR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; MYRMECOPHAGY;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE;

FORMICIDAE; URSUS; URSUS ARCTOS; URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBILIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034879324     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z01-034     Document Type: Article

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