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Ursus maritimus

Polar Bear

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Containing group: Ursidae

Other Names for Ursus maritimus

References

Shields, GF, Adams, D, Garner, G, Labelle, M, Pietsch, J, Ramsay, M, Schwartz, C, Titus, K, Williamson, S. 2000. Phylogeography of mitochondrial DNA variation in brown bears and polar bears. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 15:319-326.

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Scientific Name Ursus maritimus
Location Liefdefjorden, Svalbard, Norway
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Polar bear 2793
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 Amanda Graham
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