Ecological studies on brown bear (ursus arctos) in belarus: Distribution, population trends and dietary structure

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-190

  Sidorovich, Vadim Evgenevich ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Belarus; Brown bear; Diet; Population density; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012553393     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2006.10512729     Document Type: Article

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