Polar Bears: Muscle analyses

From a subset of captured bears, a muscle sample was obtained through a sterile biopsy. Muscle samples were analyzed for fiber types, DNA content, protein content, and stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen. Information on bear IDs and dates of capture is not available because of the threatened spec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Henry J. Harlow, Merav Ben-David, John P. Whiteman, George M. Durner
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Arctic Data Center
Subjects:
Helicopter
Arctic
Biology
biota
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5065/D6RR1WDV
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Summary:From a subset of captured bears, a muscle sample was obtained through a sterile biopsy. Muscle samples were analyzed for fiber types, DNA content, protein content, and stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen. Information on bear IDs and dates of capture is not available because of the threatened species status of the subjects.

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