Directness of resource use metrics affects predictions of bear body fat gain

Polar Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 169-176

  Ayers, Christopher R ^a   Belant, Jerrold L ^a   Millspaugh, Joshua J ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bears; Body condition; Habitat; Resource use; Salmon; Ursus spp.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEAR; BIOENERGETICS; BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; ELEVATION; FAT RESERVE; FEMALE; HABITAT TYPE; RADIOTELEMETRY; RESOURCE USE; SALMONID; STREAM; SURVIVAL; WINTER;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

URSIDAE; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 84872601195     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-012-1247-7     Document Type: Article

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