Tree rubbing by yellowstone grizzly bears Ursus arctos

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Green, Gerald I ^a   Mattson, David J ^b  

^a Coeur d'Alene Tribe Fish/Wildl Off ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grizzly bears; Marking; Rub tree; Rubbing; Ursus arctos horribilis; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ANIMALIA; PINUS CONTORTA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS; URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBILIS;

EID: 0037353214     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2003.002     Document Type: Article

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