Activity patterns of American black bears in Yosemite National Park

Ursus

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-40

  Matthews, Sean M ^a,e   Beecham, John J ^b   Quigley, Howard ^c   Greenleaf, Schuyler S ^d   Leithead, H Malia ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b Beringa South   (United States)

^c Beringa South   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; American black bear; Anthropogenic activity; California, distance to development; Habitat use; Movement patterns; Tourism; Ursus americanus; Yosemite National Park

Indexed keywords

URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS SP.;

EID: 33646596930     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/1537-6176(2006)17[30:APOABB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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