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,...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Rausch, Robert L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1963
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z63-005
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