Evidence for improved connectivity between Cantabrian brown bear subpopulations

Ursus

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 104-108

  Prez, Trinidad ^a   Naves, Javier ^a,b   Vzquez, José Fernando ^a   Seijas, Juan ^c   Corao, Ana ^a   Albornoz, Jess ^a   Domínguez, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c Urb/Las Lomas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brown bear; Cantabrian Mountains; Conservation genetics; Migration; Spain; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

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EID: 77952183968     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/09SC018.1     Document Type: Article

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