Maternal condition determines birth date and growth of newborn bear cubs

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 540-546

  Robbins, Charles T ^a   Ben David, Merav ^b   Fortin, Jennifer K ^a   Nelson, O Lynne ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

birth; brown bears; cub growth; delayed implantation; maternal condition; reproduction

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BIRTH DATE; BODY CONDITION; EMERGENCE; FAT; GROWTH RATE; HIBERNATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MATERNAL EFFECT; MILK; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SURVIVAL;

URSUS ARCTOS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 84860558319     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-155.1     Document Type: Article

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