Genetic variation and relatedness in grizzly bears in the Prudhoe Bay region and adjacent areas in northern Alaska

Ursus

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-84

  Cronin, Matthew A ^a,e   Shideler, Richard ^b   Waits, Lisette ^c   Nelson, R John ^d  

^a ENTRIX INC   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Genetic variation; Grizzly bear; Microsatellite DNA; Pedigree; Prudhoe Bay oil fields; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 33646010993     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/1537-6176(2005)016[0070:GVARIG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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