GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN SIZE IN NORTH AMERICAN BROWN BEARS, URSUS ARCTOS L., AS INDICATED BY CONDYLOBASAL LENGTH
Variation in size of brown bears, Ursus arctos Linnaeus, indicated by condylobasal length of the skull, has been studied in 357 specimens comprising series from 26 regions in North America. These were selected by criteria defined from a previous study of growth in black bears, U. americanus Pallas,...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1963
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z63-005 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z63-005 |