Potential energetic effects of mountain climbers on foraging grizzly bears

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 146-151

  White Jr , Don ^a   Kendall, Katherine C ^b   Picton, Harold D ^c  

^a DRURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Army cutworm moths; Energetic effects; Euxoa auxiliaris; Glacier National Park; Grizzly bears; Human disturbance; Ursus arctos horribilis

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ENERGETICS; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; HUMAN ACTIVITY;

UNITED STATES;

EUXOA AUXILIARIS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0345120847     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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