Maternal care and cub development in the sun bear

Ursus

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-151

  Hall, Suzanne S ^a   Swaisgood, Ronald R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Development; Helarctos malayanus; Life history; Maternal care; Sun bear

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; HELARCTOS MALAYANUS; URSIDAE; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 71749099835     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/09SC001.1     Document Type: Article

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