Bone prominence and skin-fold thickness as predictors of body fat and reproduction in Amrican black bears

Ursus

Volumn 13, Issue , 2001, Pages 275-284

  Noyce, Karven V ^a   Coy, Pamela L ^a   Garshelis, David L ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

American black bear; Bioelectrical impedance; Body condition; Body fat; Body mass; Bone prominence; Litter mass; Litter size; Reproduction; Skin fold thickness; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549123107     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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