Major components of grizzly bear diet across North America

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 473-489

  Mowat, Garth ^a,b   Heard, Douglas C ^b  

^a Aurora Wildlife Research   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COASTAL ZONES; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PLANTS (BOTANY); POPULATION STATISTICS;

GRIZZLY BEAR POPULATIONS; MEAT DIET FRACTIONS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; TERRESTRIAL SOURCES;

BIODIVERSITY;

BEAR; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; MEAT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PREY LOCATION;

ARCTIC; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ALCES ALCES; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 33744948007     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z06-016     Document Type: Article

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