Temporal diet changes recorded by stable isotopes in Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) hair

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-94

  Mizukami, R N ^a   Goto, M ^b   Izumiyama, S ^c   Yoh, M ^a   Ogura, N ^a   Hayashi, H ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Shinshu Black Bear Research Group   (Japan)

^c Wildlife Management Office Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asiatic black bear; Carbon 13; Feeding history; Food; Growth section analysis; Hair; Nitrogen 15; Ursus thibetanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; DIETARY SHIFT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

ANIMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS; ZEA MAYS;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BEAR; CHEMISTRY; DIET; HAIR; JAPAN; MALE; METABOLISM;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIET; HAIR; JAPAN; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; URSIDAE;

EID: 23244462821     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010412331304211     Document Type: Conference Paper

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