Fruiting phenology and its effect on fruit feeding behavior of asiatic black bears

Mammal Study

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-52

  Koike, Shinsuke ^a,b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 72049088436     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/041.034.0108     Document Type: Article

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