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Estimating the total weight of Scandinavian brown bears Ursus arctosfrom field-dressed and slaughter weights

Authors :
Swenson, Jon E.
Sandegren, Finn
Söderberg, Arne
Franzén, Robert
Source :
Wildlife Biology; September 1995, Vol. 1 Issue: 3 p177-179, 3p
Publication Year :
1995

Abstract

Regressions are presented to predict the total weight (TW) in kg of Scandinavian brown bears Ursus arctosfrom field-dressed weights (FW), where TW = 4.01 + 1.16 × FW, and slaughter weights (SW), where TW = 4.63 + 1.49 × SW. Both regressions had high predictive values (r2= 0.97) and were not significantly affected by sex or genetic lineage of the bears. Formulas to calculate confidence intervals are also presented.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09096396
Volume :
1
Issue :
3
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Wildlife Biology
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs59188936
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.1995.023