Seeing the world through the nose of a bear - diversity of foods fosters behavioral and demographic stability

Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 139-163

  Garshelis, David L ^a   Noyce, Karen V ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

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