Habitat use by black bears in relation to conspecifics and competitors

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-57

  Garneau, Danielle E ^a   Boudreau, Toby ^b   Keech, Mark ^c   Post, Eric ^d  

^a Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

^b IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Habitat preference; Ursus americanus; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CONSPECIFIC; DEER; GPS; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; PREDATION; SYMPATRY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALCES ALCES; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 37049017559     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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