Review and evaluation of breakaway devices for bear radiocollars

Ursus

Volumn 10, Issue , 1998, Pages 459-465

  Garshelis, David L ^a   Mclaughlin, Craig R ^b  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bears; Breakaway devices; Cotton webbing; Firehose; Latex tubing; Leather link; Radiocollar; Ursidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750951355     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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