Estimates of dispersal and home-range fidelity in American black bears

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 116-121

  Costello, Cecily M ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Fidelity; Home range; Natal dispersal; Philopatry; Radiotelemetry; Sex; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; DISPERSAL; GENETIC MARKER; HOME RANGE; NATAL DISPERSAL; PHILOPATRY; RADIOTELEMETRY;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 77649156370     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-015R1.1     Document Type: Article

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