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Seasonal Reproduction in the Male Black Bear Ursus Americanusc and Male Polar Bear Ursus Maritimus
Both the black bear (Ursus americanus) and polar bear (Ursus maritimus) are long day seasonal breeders. Males undergo testicular regression during the non-mating season and testicular recrudescence during the pre-mating season. The present investigation was undertaken to begin to study the role of …
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The Bear Went Over the Mountain
"The Bear Went Over the Mountain" is a memoir that marks the people, events, landscape, and era that shapes a women's identity as she journeys from adolescence to adulthood. The story evolves through accretion with the use of a variety of writing strategies such as third person limited omniscient …
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Human-black bear interactions in Missoula Montana
… for many species, including American black bears (Ursus americanus). Human-black bear interactions (HBI) resulting in property damage, injury or death to humans, or fear of injury or death to humans are increasing in number and extent throughout North America, and wildlife management …
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Human-black bear interactions in Missoula Montana
… for many species, including American black bears (Ursus americanus). Human-black bear interactions (HBI) resulting in property damage, injury or death to humans, or fear of injury or death to humans are increasing in number and extent throughout North America, and wildlife management …
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Petrology and alteration in the core of the Bear Lodge Tertiary intrusive complex, Bear Lodge Mountains, Crook County, Wyoming
<p>The Bear Lodge complex is an elongate, dome-shape uplift about 8.5 km long by 4 km wide, 10 km northwest of Sundance, Wyoming. The study area is centered about Warren Peaks and includes approximately 23 km2. The igneous intrusive core of the complex is mostly alkali trachyte but latite is …
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Active bear, passive bull: a comparative analysis of active and passive investing during and bear market runs in South Africa
… as the proxy for passive investing. Bull and bear markets were used in this study to determine distinct market conditions to measure the performance of the portfolios in different conditions. Bull and Bear markets are determined by comparing one standard deviation above and below the average …
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The Effects Of Ecotourism On Polar Bear Behavior
Polar bears spend the majority of their lives on the sea ice, where they gain access to seals and mates. In western Hudson Bay, the sea ice melts for three to four months in the summer, and polar bears there are forced onto land. These bears live on their fat reserves for the duration of the …
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SPATIALLY EXPLICIT MODEL OF AREAS BETWEEN SUITABLE BLACK BEAR HABITAT IN EAST TEXAS AND BLACK BEAR POPULATIONS IN LOUISIANA, ARKANSAS, AND OKLAHOMA
<p>Although black bears <em>(Ursus americanus, Ursus americanus luteolus)</em> were once found throughout the south-central United States, unregulated harvest and habitat loss resulted in severe range retractions and by the beginning of the twentieth century populations in Oklahoma, Louisiana, …
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Ecology and physiology of a black bear (Ursus americanus) population in the Great Dismal Swamp and reproduction physiology in the captive female black bear
Ecology and physiology of black bears in Great Dismal Swamp (GDS) National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding area, a forested wetland in eastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, were studied from April 1984 to March 1987. A total of 101 bears (71M, 30F) were captured 120 times. Males …
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Indigenous Knowledge of Human–Polar Bear Coexistence in Churchill, Manitoba
Polar bears (wapusk; nanuq; sas; loor blaan; Ursus maritimus) and people have shared northern coastlines for time immemorial, yet concerns about polar bears coming into communities is increasing. As the Arctic warms and sea ice habitat declines due to climate warming, coexistence strategies between …
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A Case Study of Polar Bear Co-Management in Alaska
… Nanuuq Commission (ANC) co-management of polar bears is important for the conservation of the species and resilience of Alaska Native communities. Polar bears and Alaska Native food security are becoming increasingly vulnerable to change on many fronts. The purpose of this case study is to …
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Desiring to bear the word : the poetry of Stevie Smith
This thesis argues that Stevie Smith's poetic style can be attributed to her gender. It shows that the dominant status of masculine poetry and poetics, and the prejudice against women poets, affected Smith's poetic style and led to her search for the source ofa feminine poetic voice. The prevailing …
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Spinning a Web with Smudge Smoke, Bear Grease, and Moonlight
The body of work Bear Grease & Smudge Smoke consists of three artworks: Remnants of Transference, an installation at the Nickle Gallery; Bear Smudge a performance for camera shown in an online gallery; and Spinning a Web with Bear Grease, Smudge Smoke and Moonlight, an abstracted support paper that …
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Population dynamics of Virginia's hunted black bear (Ursus americanus) population
The Cooperative Alleghany Bear Study (CABS) was initiated in 1994 by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI&SU) to investigate population dynamics on Virginia's hunted bear population. CABS personnel handled 746 …
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