Grizzly bear food habits in the northern Yukon, Canada

Ursus

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-235

  MacHutchon, A Grant ^a   Wellwood, Debbie W ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Diet; Food habits; Grizzly bear; Ursus arctos; Yukon

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645966620     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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