Consumption choice by bears feeding on salmon

Oecologia

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 372-382

  Gende, S M ^a   Quinn, T P ^b   Willson, M F ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown bears; Foraging behavior; Oncorhynchus; Salmon; Ursus

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PREY AVAILABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035037434     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000590     Document Type: Article

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