An expandable radiocollar for black bear cubs

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 380-386

  Vashon, Jennifer Higgins ^a,b   Vaughan, Michael R ^a   Vashon, Adam D ^a,c   Martin, Dennis D ^e   Echols, Kim N ^a,d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ME Dept of Inland Fish and Wildl   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d VA Dept of Game/Inland Fisheries ^*  (United States)

^e Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Cubs; Expandable radiocollar; Survival; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RADIOTELEMETRY; SURVIVAL;

URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0038503452     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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