Genetic variation in black bear populations from, louisiana and arkansas: Examining the potential influence of reproductions from minnesota

Ursus

Volumn 10, Issue , 1998, Pages 335-341

  Miller, Daniel A ^a,b   Hallerman, Eric M ^a   Vaughan, Michael R ^a   Kasbohm, John W ^a,c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Florida Game Fresh Water Fish Community   (United States)

^c Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

American black bear; Arkansas; DNA fingerprinting; Louisiana; Minnesota; Population genetics; Translocations; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549129837     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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