Interactions between wolves and female grizzly bears with cubs in Yellowstone National Park

Ursus

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 232-238

  Gunther, Kerry A ^a   Smith, Douglas W ^a  

^a YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Cub mortality; Grizzly bear; Interference competition; Interspecific killing; Klepto parasitism; Ursus arctos; Wolf; Yellowstone national park

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549134390     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/1537-6176(2004)015<0232:IBWAFG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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