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ABSTRACT. A female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and two newborn cubs were found dead at their den site on the Yukon coast. The site investigation and necropsy indicated that den collapse was the cause of death.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peter L. Clarkson, Doug Irish
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1990
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.492.1023
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/arctic44-1-83.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. A female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and two newborn cubs were found dead at their den site on the Yukon coast. The site investigation and necropsy indicated that den collapse was the cause of death.