Evaluation of rules to distinguish unique female grizzly bears with cubs in Yellowstone

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 543-554

  Schwartz, Charles C ^a   Haroldson, Mark A ^a   Cherry, Steve ^a   Keating, Kim A ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cub; Female; Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; Grizzly bear; Mortality limits; Population estimation; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

BEAR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE;

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 39449103694     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-259     Document Type: Article

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