Grizzly bear predation on a bull bison in Yellowstone national park

Ursus

Volumn 13, Issue , 2001, Pages 375-377

  Wyman, Travis ^a  

^a YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bison; Bison bison; Grizzly bear; Predation Ursus arctos; Yellowstone national park

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646679273     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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