Distribution of subadult grizzly bears in relation to human development in the Bow River Watershed, Alberta

Ursus

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-47

  Mueller, Cedar ^a,c   Herrero, Stephen ^a   Gibeau, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^c 154 Coyote Way ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Banff national park; Bow River Watershed; Development; Grizzly bear; Habituation; Logistic regression; Subadult; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044391143     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/1537-6176(2004)015<0035:DOSGBI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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