Characteristics of late Holocene American black bears in Missouri: Evidence from two natural traps

Ursus

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-184

  Wolverton, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

American black bear; Missouri; Natural traps; Paleozoology; Subadult male mortality; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

URSIDAE; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 58149358998     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/07GR021.1     Document Type: Article

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