Nutritional condition and dietary profile of Japanese black bear (Ursus thibetanus japonicus) killed in western Japan in autumn 2004

Mammal Study

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 163-171

  Oi, Toru ^a   Furusawa, Hitomi ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body condition; Diet; Japanese black bear; Stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 77950962880     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/1348-6160-33.4.163     Document Type: Article

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