Body mass and mast abundance influence foraging ecology of the American black bear (Ursus Americanus) in Maine

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 512-522

  Seger, R L ^a   Servello, F A ^a   Cross, R A ^b   Keisler, D H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate year cycle; American black bear; Beechnuts; Body mass; Carnivore; Mast abundance; Nitrogen stable isotope; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEAR; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CORRELATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HIBERNATION; LITTER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

MAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879738700     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2012-0326     Document Type: Article

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