PREVALENCE AND SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION OF AN ALOPECIA SYNDROME IN POLAR BEARS ( URSUS MARITIMUS) OF THE SOUTHERN BEAUFORT SEA.

The article reports on the prevalence of alopecia in polar bears or Ursus maritimus at the Southern Beaufort Sea. Topics discussed include the effects of hair loss on marine mammals' survival in Arctic conditions, the affected bears also exhibiting exudation and crusted skin lesions and the areas of the bears' bodies affected by alopecia.