Aspects of Reproduction and Cub Survival in a Hunted Population of Virginia Black Bears

We measured black bear (Ursus americanus) reproduction and cub survival during 1994 - 1998, and 1995 - 1999, respectively, in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia to determine age-specific and overall cub production and cub survival. We observed females in estrus between...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Echols, Kim Needham
Other Authors: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/10108
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08152000-19430055