Foraging optimally for home ranges

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 917-928

  Mitchell, Michael S ^a   Powell, Roger A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

area minimization; black bear; distribution; habitat quality; home range; optimality; resource depression; resource maximization

Indexed keywords

BEAR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FITNESS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT QUALITY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HOME RANGE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TERRITORY; TRADE-OFF;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 84866631081     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-S-157.1     Document Type: Article

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