Influence of Mississippi alluvial valley rivers on black bear movements and dispersal: Implications for Louisiana black bear recovery

Biological Conservation

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-331

  White Jr , Thomas H ^a   Bowman, Jacob L ^b   Leopold, Bruce D ^b   Jacobson, Harry A ^b   Smith, Winston P ^c   Vilella, Francisco J ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept Wildl Fish Mississippi S ^*  (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAR; DISPERSAL; MOVEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0343090424     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00024-0     Document Type: Article

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