Breeding behavior of the American black bear Ursus americanus

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 289-297

  Boone, William R ^a   Elaine Richardson, M ^b   Greer, Jennifer A ^b  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bears; Behavior; Breeding; Courtship; Mating; Refractory period

Indexed keywords

URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0038613549     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01374-2     Document Type: Article

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