Macronutrient optimization and energy maximization determine diets of brown bears

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 160-168

  Erlenbach, Joy A ^a   Rode, Karyn D ^b,c,d   Raubenheimer, David ^c   Robbins, Charles T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d US Geological Survey Alaska Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown bear; Carbohydrate; Diet; Fat; Foraging; Geometric framework; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894640783     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/13-MAMM-A-161     Document Type: Article

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