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Diet and Macronutrient Optimization in Wild Ursids: A Comparison of Grizzly Bears with Sympatric and Allopatric Black Bears

When fed ad libitum, ursids can maximize mass gain by selecting mixed diets wherein protein provides 17 ± 4% of digestible energy, relative to carbohydrates or lipids. In the wild, this ability is likely constrained by seasonal food availability, limits of intake rate as body size increases, and com...

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Autores principales: Costello, Cecily M., Cain, Steven L., Pils, Shannon, Frattaroli, Leslie, Haroldson, Mark A., van Manen, Frank T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4871523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27192407
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153702