Effect of traffic volume on American black bears in central florida, usa

Ursus

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-46

  Mccown, J Walter ^a   Kubilis, Paul ^a   Eason, Thomas H ^a   Scheick, Brian K ^a  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

American black bear; Florida; Highway crossings; Ocala National Forest; Telemetry; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 67650717982     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/08GR004R2.1     Document Type: Article

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