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Cub adoption by brown bears (Ursus arctos middendorffi) on Kodiak Island, Alaska

January 1, 1993

We report three cases where female Brown Bears (Ursus arctos middendorffi) with new (1 winter season. The adoptions occurred in a sampling of 104 litters produced by 89 different females on Kodiak Island, Alaska during 1982-1990. A maximum of six cubs were reared from litters that probably would have produced 3-4 subadults if the adoptions had not taken place.

Citation Information

Publication Year 1993
Title Cub adoption by brown bears (Ursus arctos middendorffi) on Kodiak Island, Alaska
Authors V. Barnes, R. Smith
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Canadian Field-Naturalist
Index ID 1012856
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Alaska Biological Science Center