Estimation of feeding history by measuring carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in hair of Asiatic black bears

Ursus

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-101

  Mizukami, Rumiko N ^a   Goto, Mitsuaki ^b   Izumiyama, Shigeyuki ^c   Hayashi, Hidetake ^b   Yoh, Muneoki ^a  

^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 isotope; Feeding history; Growth section analysis; Hair; Nitrogen isotope; Stable isotopes; Ursus thibetanus

Indexed keywords

URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 33645968150     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/1537-6176(2005)016[0093:EOFHBM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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