Potential distribution of American black bears in northwest Mexico and implications for their conservation

Ursus

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-77

  Delfín Alfonso, Christian Alejandro ^a,b   López González, Carlos Alberto ^a   Equihua, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

American black bear; distribution; ecological niche; Mexico; Sierra Madre Occidental; Sky Island; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 84862026671     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/URSUS-D-11-00007.1     Document Type: Article

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