Environmental Relationships and the Denning Period of Black Bears in Tennessee

The denning period of black bears (Ursus americanus) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was determined through the use of motion-sensitive transmitter collars. Most (14, 83%) instrumented bears entered dens between 25 December and 7 January. Adult females entered dens first (X̄ = 31 December...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of mammalogy 1980-12, Vol.61 (4), p.653-660
Hauptverfasser:	Johnson, Kenneth G., Pelton, Michael R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bears Black bears Dormancy Food supply Geographic regions Hibernation National parks Precipitation Weather Weather conditions
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