Distinguishing asiatic black bears and sun bears by claw marks on climbed trees

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 814-821

  Steinmetz, Robert ^a   Garshelis, David L ^b  

^a WWF Thailand   (Thailand)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Asiatic black bear; Claw mark; Conservation; Discriminant function analysis; Helarctos malayanus; Sign survey; Southeast Asia; Sun bear; Ursus thibetanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; POACHING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVEY;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

ANIMALIA; HELARCTOS MALAYANUS; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 42149170557     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-098     Document Type: Article

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