Evidence of non-hibernation in Cantabrian brown bears

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-209

  Carlos, Nores ^a,b   Fernando, Ballesteros ^a   Blanco, Juan C ^a   García Serrano, Alicia ^c   Juan, Herrero ^d   Guillermo, Palomero ^a  

^a Isabel la Católica 13   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c Ega Wildlife Consultants   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding females; Cantabrian mountains; Hibernation; Spain; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING POPULATION; HIBERNATION; MIDDLE AGES; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS; SPAIN;

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 77955132620     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/j.at.0001-7051.085.2008     Document Type: Article

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