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Description: |
xvi, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-244) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Summary -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Study Background -- Classification and characteristics -- Habitat -- Numbers and density -- Age determination of cubs -- Some family statistics -- Tracks and trails -- 3: Range And Movement -- Home range -- Joint occupation of range -- Movements of transported bears -- 4: Family -- Mating -- Nursing -- Aspects of family life -- Retirement to Cliffs -- Mother-cub separation -- Cub companionship after separation from mother -- 5: Subsistence -- Hibernation -- Food habits -- Carrion and caching -- 6: Grizzlies And Ungulates -- Grizzly-caribou relationships -- Grizzly-moose relationships -- Grizzly-dall sheep relationships -- 7: Grizzlies And Rodents -- Grizzly-ground squirrel relationships -- Grizzly-marmot relationships -- Grizzly-mouse relationships -- Grizzly-beaver relationships -- Grizzly-porcupine relationships -- 8: Grizzlies And Carnivores -- Grizzly-wolf relationships -- Grizzly-wolverine relationships -- Grizzly-fox relationships -- 9: Grizzlies And Birds/Insects -- Grizzly-golden eagle relationships -- Grizzly-magpie relationships -- Grizzly-raven relationships -- Grizzly-insect relationships -- 10: Grizzlies And Man -- 11: Keeping Grizzlies Wild -- References -- Index. |