Mark-recapture using tetracycline and genetics reveal record-high bear density

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1513-1520

  Peacock, Elizabeth ^a,e   Titus, Kimberly ^b   Garshelis, David L ^c   Peacock, Mary M ^a   Kuc, Miroslaw ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d PH205 942 Yonge Street ^*  (Canada)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

abundance estimation; Alexander Archipelago; black bear; components of variance; mark recapture; microsatellites; Southeast Alaska; tetracycline biomarker; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BEAR; BIOMARKER; BONE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HAIR; HUNTING; LOGISTICS; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ALASKA; ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO; UNITED STATES;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 79960380051     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.171     Document Type: Article

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