Gender-specific dispersal distances of grizzly bears estimated by genetic analysis

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1108-1118

  Proctor, Michael F ^a,d   McLellan, Bruce N ^b   Strobeck, Curtis ^c   Barclay, Robert M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

GENETIC ANALYSIS; OFFSPRINGS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BEAR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOME RANGE; NATAL DISPERSAL; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MAMMALIA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 9944237930     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-077     Document Type: Article

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