Andean bear home ranges in the Intag region, Ecuador

Ursus

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-73

  Castellanos, Armando ^a  

^a Andean Bear Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Andean bear; Ecuador; home range; Intag region; nearest neighbor convex hull method; radio telemetry; Tremarctos ornatus

Indexed keywords

TREMARCTOS ORNATUS;

EID: 79960344684     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/URSUS-D-10-00006.1     Document Type: Review

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