Photos provide information on age, but not kinship, of Andean bear
Using photos of captive Andean bears of known age and pedigree, and photos of wild Andean bear cubs <6 months old, we evaluated the degree to which visual information may be used to estimate bears’ ages and assess their kinship. We demonstrate that the ages of Andean bear cubs ≤6 months old may b...
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Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2015-07-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1042.pdf |