Use of genetics to investigate socially learned foraging behavior in free-ranging black bears

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1214-1222

  Hopkins, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

asocial learning; black bear; conditioning; foraging behavior; genetic inheritance; microsatellite; relatedness; social learning; Ursus americanus; Yosemite National Park

Indexed keywords

BEAR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEARNING; RELATEDNESS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES; YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 84890909691     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/13-MAMM-A-009.1     Document Type: Article

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