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Breeding behaviour of polar bears in Hornsund, Svalbard

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Øystein Wiig ,
Ian Gjertz ,
Rasmus Hansson  and
Jørn Thomassen
Øystein Wiig
Affiliation:
Norwegian Polar Research Institute, POB 158, N-1330Oslo Lufthavn, Norway Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Tungasletta2, N-7004 Trondheim, Norway.
Ian Gjertz
Affiliation:
Norwegian Polar Research Institute, POB 158, N-1330Oslo Lufthavn, Norway Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Tungasletta2, N-7004 Trondheim, Norway.
Rasmus Hansson
Affiliation:
Norwegian Polar Research Institute, POB 158, N-1330Oslo Lufthavn, Norway Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Tungasletta2, N-7004 Trondheim, Norway.
Jørn Thomassen
Affiliation:
Norwegian Polar Research Institute, POB 158, N-1330Oslo Lufthavn, Norway Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Tungasletta2, N-7004 Trondheim, Norway.
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Polar Record , Volume 28 , Issue 165 , April 1992 , pp. 157 - 159
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