Seasonal and diel patterns of grizzly bear diet and activity in west-central Alberta

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1112-1121

  Munro, R H M ^a   Nielsen, S E ^a   Price, M H ^b   Stenhouse, G B ^c   Boyce, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c Foothills Model Forest   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity; Alberta; Conservation; Diet; Foraging; Grizzly bear; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEAR; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; DIEL VARIATION; DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRUGIVORY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; INSECTIVORY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

HEDYSARUM; INSECTA; UNGULATA; URSUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 33846109950     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-410R3.1     Document Type: Review

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