Predictive risk model and map of human-asiatic black bear contact in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan

Mammal Study

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-84

  Honda, Takeshi ^a   Yoshida, Yutaka ^b   Nagaike, Takuo ^c  

^a Yamanashi Prefecture Agricultural Research Center   (Japan)

^b YAMANASHI INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Yamanashi Forest Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asiatic black bear; Environmental factors; Generalized linear mixed model; Predictive risk model and map

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 77950973675     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/041.034.0203     Document Type: Article

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