Predation on moose calves by European brown bears

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1993-1997

  Swenson, Jon E ^a,b   Dahle, Bjørn ^a,h   Busk, Helena ^c,i   Opseth, Ole ^d,j   Johansen, Thomas ^d,k   Söderberg, Arne ^e   Wallin, Kjell ^f   Cederlund, Göran ^g,l  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^g Grimsö Wildl Research Station   (Sweden)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

ⁱ Ministry of Agriculture Food and Fisheries   (Sweden)

^j Länstyrelsen I Dalarna   (Sweden)

^k Norwegian Nature Inspectorate   (Norway)

^l Swedish Game Management   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

Alces alces; Brown bear; Kill rate; Moose; Neonates; Predation; Sweden; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

BEAR; DEER; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; PREDATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ALCES ALCES; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 34547151646     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-308     Document Type: Article

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