The selection by the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) of spring plant food items according to their nutritional values

The present study aimed to investigate the nutritional aspects of the bear diet quantitatively, in order to understand plant food selection in spring. Bears were observed directly from April to July in 2013 and 2014, to visually recognize plant species consumed by bears, and to des...

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Main Authors: Shino Furusaka, Chinatsu Kozakai, Yui Nemoto, Yoshihiro Umemura, Tomoko Naganuma, Koji Yamazaki, Shinsuke Koike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-05-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=10078