Evolution of reproductive seasonality in bears

Mammal Review

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-53

  Spady, Thomas J ^a   Lindburg, Donald G ^a   Durrant, Barbara S ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bear; Climatic change; Embryonic diapause; Panda; Phylogeny; Pseudopregnancy; Ursidae; Ursids

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CLIMATE CHANGE; EVOLUTION; EXTINCTION; MATING BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONALITY; SURVIVAL;

URSIDAE;

EID: 34147183700     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2007.00096.x     Document Type: Review

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