Are desert basins effective barriers to movements of relocated black bears (Ursus americanus)?

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-272

  Beckmann, Jon P ^a,b   Lackey, Carl W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c Nevada Division of Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bears; Desert; Lake tahoe; Relocation; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 2442453680     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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