BROWN AND BLACK BEAR PREDATION ON MOOSE IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
Causes of moose (Alces alces) calf mortality were studied during 1984 in an area where brown bear (Ursus arctos), black bear (Ursus americanus), and gray wolf (Canis lupus) populations were sympatric. Predation by brown bears was the greatest cause of mortality. Brown bears averaged 1 calf and 1 adu...
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ftjalces:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/1133 2024-06-16T07:33:09+00:00 BROWN AND BLACK BEAR PREDATION ON MOOSE IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA Ballard, Warren B. Miller, Sterling D. Whitman, Jackson S. 1990-01-01 application/pdf http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1133 eng eng Lakehead University http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1133/1207 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1133 Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose; Vol. 26 (1990): Alces Vol. 26 (1990); 1-8 2293-6629 0835-5851 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 1990 ftjalces 2024-05-22T03:01:08Z Causes of moose (Alces alces) calf mortality were studied during 1984 in an area where brown bear (Ursus arctos), black bear (Ursus americanus), and gray wolf (Canis lupus) populations were sympatric. Predation by brown bears was the greatest cause of mortality. Brown bears averaged 1 calf and 1 adult moose kill/11.7 and 43.7 bear-days, respectively, during late May-late June, while black bears averaged 1 calf moose kill/40 bear-days during the same period. No adult mosoe were killed by black bears. There were no statistically significant differences (P > 0.05). in predation rates among sexes, ages, or family classes of either brown or black bears. Predation rates were highly variable among individual bears. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Canis lupus gray wolf Ursus arctos Alaska Alces (A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose) |
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Causes of moose (Alces alces) calf mortality were studied during 1984 in an area where brown bear (Ursus arctos), black bear (Ursus americanus), and gray wolf (Canis lupus) populations were sympatric. Predation by brown bears was the greatest cause of mortality. Brown bears averaged 1 calf and 1 adult moose kill/11.7 and 43.7 bear-days, respectively, during late May-late June, while black bears averaged 1 calf moose kill/40 bear-days during the same period. No adult mosoe were killed by black bears. There were no statistically significant differences (P > 0.05). in predation rates among sexes, ages, or family classes of either brown or black bears. Predation rates were highly variable among individual bears. |
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Ballard, Warren B. Miller, Sterling D. Whitman, Jackson S. |
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Ballard, Warren B. Miller, Sterling D. Whitman, Jackson S. BROWN AND BLACK BEAR PREDATION ON MOOSE IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA |
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Ballard, Warren B. Miller, Sterling D. Whitman, Jackson S. |
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Ballard, Warren B. |
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BROWN AND BLACK BEAR PREDATION ON MOOSE IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA |
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BROWN AND BLACK BEAR PREDATION ON MOOSE IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA |
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BROWN AND BLACK BEAR PREDATION ON MOOSE IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA |
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BROWN AND BLACK BEAR PREDATION ON MOOSE IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA |
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BROWN AND BLACK BEAR PREDATION ON MOOSE IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA |
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brown and black bear predation on moose in southcentral alaska |
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Lakehead University |
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1990 |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1133 |
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Alces alces Canis lupus gray wolf Ursus arctos Alaska |
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Alces alces Canis lupus gray wolf Ursus arctos Alaska |
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Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose; Vol. 26 (1990): Alces Vol. 26 (1990); 1-8 2293-6629 0835-5851 |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1133/1207 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1133 |
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