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Post by grrraaahhh on Apr 12, 2012 5:05:38 GMT -9
North central Alaska (Continued)
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Post by grrraaahhh on Apr 12, 2012 5:07:38 GMT -9
North central Alaska (Continued) Reynolds, 1985.
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Post by grrraaahhh on Apr 12, 2012 5:08:49 GMT -9
North central Alaska (continued)
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Post by grrraaahhh on Apr 19, 2012 5:18:52 GMT -9
Montana (continued)  Source: Richard Mace (1997).
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Post by grrraaahhh on Nov 8, 2012 9:06:41 GMT -9
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Post by warsaw on Jun 14, 2015 5:25:17 GMT -9
Yellowstone National Park (continued)Weight & MeasurementsI. 1959-1970 Text Extract: "Reliable data on measurements of grizzly bears exist for populations in the Brooks Range of Alaska (Rausch 1963), the Yukon Territory (Pearson 1975), and the Yellowstone ecosystem (Craighead and Craighead 1973b). Weights of large adult animals from the Yellowstone ecosystem ranged from 158 to 204 kg for females, and from 363 to 500 kg for males. Average weights and physical dimensions by age classes of Yellowstone grizzly bears are given in table 25.1 (J. J. Craighead unpublished data)." Craighead, J. J., and J. A. Mitchell. 1982. Grizzly Bear. Pp. 515-556 in J. A. Chapman and G. A. Feldhamer (eds.). Wild Mammals of North America: biology, management and economics. John Hopkins Univ. Press, Baltimore, MD. II."Blanchard (in press) found that in Yellowstone National Park, male grizzlies were consistently heavier than females for all age classes except cubs and yearlings. Sexual dimorphism beginning at age 2 was also apparent in other study areas (Troyer and Hensel 1969, Pearson 1975). Males in Yellowstone steadily gained weight until at least 15 years, but the mean annual rate of weight increase for males aged 4-15 (5.6%) was much less than the rate for cubs through 3 years (42.1%). The mean weight of adult males was 29% greater than for females and body measurements were 8-17% greater. Males attained full size in 7 of 11 body measurements by age 6 and in all 11 by age 9." SOURCE: Grizzly Bear Compendium (1987) by the Inter agency Grizzly Bear Committee.     Blanchard, B. 1987. Size and growth patterns of the Yellowstone grizzly bear. International Conference on Bear Research and Management 7:99-107. PDF LINK: www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bearbiology.com/fileadmin/tpl/Downloads/URSUS/Vol_7/Blanchard_Vol_7.pdf&sa=U&ei=-tapTeOSH47EsAOus8j5DA&ved=0CBYQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNEX0N4nRyQtzC8ZznyXgIlw9pIIlA   |
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