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  Ursus is the official scientific publication of the International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA).
GARSHELIS, D.L. and McLAUGHLIN, C.R. Ursus, 10, 459-465.
KASBOHM, J.W., VAUGHAN, M.R., and KRAUS, J.G. Ursus, 10, 259-267.
Abstract: The brown bear (Ursus arctos) population in Croatia is a possible source of bears for reintroducing and augmenting disappearing European brown bear populations in western Europe.
www.ursusjournal.com /volumes/ursus10-text.htm   (15485 words)

  
 ADW: Ursus maritimus: Information
Reproductive biology and ecology of female polar bears (*Ursus maritimus*).
The caloric value of whole ringed seals (*Phoca hispida*) in relation to polar bear (*Ursus maritimus*) ecology and hunting behavior.
Stirling, I. Midsummer observations on the behavior of wild polar bears (*Ursus maritimus*).
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Ursus_maritimus.html   (1851 words)

  
 Ursus maritimus - Vicipaedia
Ursus maritimus: animal ferocitate, velocitate, pulchritudine et corporis magnitudine insigne, quod praeter nasum oculos ac unques nigros paene totum albi coloris est.
maritimus, omnium ursorum maximus, tantummodo in regionibus septentrionalibus sive borealibus ut in civitate Alaskana, in Canadae et Norvegiae locis septentrionalibus reperitur.
maritimus tamen in deliciis phocas habet, quas ursus noster in plagis glacialibus quasi natantibus venatur.
la.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ursus_maritimus   (457 words)

  
 BZN 58(4) General Articles & Nomenclatural Notes
His description of Ursus maritimus was very brief (`This animal is much larger than the fl bear'), but measurements were given and there was an unambiguous reference to Pennant's (1771) Synopsis of quadrupeds, which included a detailed description and illustration (p.
Authors both before (see, for example, Ellerman and Morrison-Scott, 1951) and after (for example, Corbet, 1978 and Wilson and Reeder, 1993) the 1956 ruling have cited Phipps (1774) as the author and date of the name; this practice should be continued and the entry on the Official List should be corrected.
691), is a junior synonym of Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774.
www.iczn.org /BZNDec2001general_articles.htm   (9338 words)

  
 Ursus - CreationWiki
There are five species of the Ursus, commonly known as the brown bears, fl bears, and polar bears.
These bears, yet in the same group, actually have a lot of differences.
Ursus arctos is the largest down the coast of southern Alaska on nearby islands.
creationwiki.org /Ursus   (552 words)

  
 Digimorph - Ursus maritimus (polar bear)
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is distributed throughout
Ursus maritimus page on the Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)
Ashley Gosselin-Ildari, 2006, "Ursus maritimus" (On-line), Digital Morphology.
digimorph.org /specimens/Ursus_maritimus/male   (732 words)

  
 Ursus is the official scientific publication of the International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA).
Kemp, Gerald A. The dynamics and regulation of fl bear, Ursus americanus, populations in Northern Alberta.
A public education project was begun to inform people about ways to avoid conflict with the bears, and various attempts at fencing, burning of garbage and improving the garbage pickups were made.
Ludlow, Jeanne C. Observations on the breeding of captive fl bears, Ursus americanus.
www.ursusjournal.com /volumes/ursus3-text.htm   (2508 words)

  
 bioegog template
This new species is said to have split from the other bears due to competition for food, and most likely being shunted away by massive glaciers, and extreme weather patterns.
From an evolutionary standpoint polar bears are relatively new, and as late as 20 years ago these bears were given a separate genus, (Thalarctos).(Nicklin 1998)Yet, the fact that crosses of European, and American bears have produced fertile offspring returned the bears to the genus (Ursus).
Polar bears are all classified in the order (Carnivora), in the family (Ursidae), and in the genus (Ursus).
bss.sfsu.edu /holzman/courses/Fall99Projects/ursus.htm   (3616 words)

  
 Polar bear FAQ
The name Ursus maritimus is Latin - "Ursus" means "bear" and "maritimus" means "sea".
Thus "Ursus maritimus" can be translated into "bear of the sea".
Thus, there is some concern about the unknown size of the harvest in some areas, especially in Northeast Greenland, due to a suspected multiyear overharvest.
pbsg.npolar.no /pb_faq.htm   (2146 words)

  
 Infanticide and cannibalism of juvenile polar bears (ursus maritimus) in Svalbard. - Arctic | Encyclopedia.com
Infanticide and cannibalism of juvenile polar bears (ursus maritimus) in Svalbard.
Two instances of infanticide and cannibalism in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were observed in SE Svalbard, at Hopen Island.
In the first, an adult male killed three young cubs at a den site and consumed one of them.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-30047096.html   (154 words)

  
 Ursus International   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This Blog is a resource for people interested in following Ursus International's work, learning more about the conservation issues that face different bear spieces around the world, and what is being done to remedy them.
The bears, which have normally been captured and removed in the past, are nowbeing more tolerated, and initiatives are underway to create movement corridors for them.
The bears in Switzerland are European brown bears (Ursus arctos (Europeus)) that range into Switzerland from Austria, Italy, Hungary and Romania.
www.ursusinternational.org /blog.htm   (897 words)

  
 The Wild Habitat - Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)
Their fur has two layers: an undercoat with fine white hairs and a guard coat with hollow hairs, another adaptation for swimming.
Their scientific name, “Ursus maritimus” is Latin for “sea bear”.
When the female is finished hibernation and she is ready to go look for food, the cubs will be able to follow her.
library.thinkquest.org /11234/polar.html   (406 words)

  
 NOAA Photo Library
Polar bear - Ursus maritimus - on the ice in the Beaufort Sea
Polar bear - Ursus maritimus - hunting near large group of walrus.
Polar bear - Ursus maritimus - appears to be stalking walrus - in fact was running from helicopter noise.
www.photolib.noaa.gov /brs/anind1.htm   (682 words)

  
 Alibris: Ursus
A hilarious reconfiguration of important paintings, comedian Ursus Wehrli deconstructs the works of famous artists and reconstructs them to fit his more orderly view of the world.
Compiled by the staff at Ursus Rare Books, this fully illustrated catalogue contains a listing of rare books and prints which document the evolution of aesthetics, taste and connoisseurship in both Europe and America.
Denning habits of the polar bear (Ursus maritimus Phipps)
www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Ursus   (318 words)

  
 Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections: Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
Polar Bears are pure white following the spring molt, but their fur may become yellowish in the summer.
Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) are considered to be marine mammals, as they are adept swimmers.
Our specimen was obtained from the Henry Vilas Park Zoo, in Madison, Wisconsin, and was an old adult male.
brainmuseum.org /specimens/carnivora/polarbear/index.html   (358 words)

  
 Law Blog - WSJ.com : Ursus Maritimus Community Roar (Quietly) Over Court Ruling
Ursus Maritimus Community Roar (Quietly) Over Court Ruling
The polar bear got some good news on Monday night when a federal judge gave the Interior Department until May 15 to determine whether or not the animal deserves protection under the Endangered Species Act.
(Click for reports from the Environment News Service, the AP and the NYT.) According to reports, global warming largely accounts for the dwindling population of the polar bear, or ursus maritimus, one of the world’s largest land predators.
blogs.wsj.com /law/2008/04/30/ursus-maritimus-community-roar-quietly-over-court-ruling/?mod=WSJBlog   (1641 words)

  
 Subcutaneous implantation into polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of satellite transmitters with a percutaneous whip antenna
Subcutaneous implantation into polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of satellite transmitters with a percutaneous whip antenna
Satellite telemetry has long been used to follow the seasonal movement patterns of free-ranging polar bears (Ursus maritimus).
The blood on the ear of this polar bear is from a VHF radio transmitter placed in its bear to allow the bear to be immediately relocated for rechecking.
www.absc.usgs.gov /research/vet/sqpb.htm   (629 words)

  
 Relationships between PCBs and Thyroid Hormones and Retinol in Female and Male Polar Bears
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is the ultimate apex predator in the Arctic food web, preying mainly on marine mammals such ringed seals (Phoca hispida), bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus), and harp seals (Phoca groenlandicus) (Derocher et al.
Geographic variation of PCB congeners in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard east to the Chukchi Sea.
Letcher RJ, Norstrom R, Bergman A. Geographical distribution and identification of methyl sulfone PCB and DDE metabolites in pooled polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adipose tissue from western hemisphere arctic and subarctic regions.
www.ehponline.org /members/2004/6809/6809.html   (6413 words)

  
 Polar bear - Lostpedia
A stuffed polar bear toy appeared in the gigantic crib in which Drive Shaft filmed their commercial, "You All Every Butties".
The Latin name for "polar bear", Ursus maritimus, was shown on the blast door map.
One of the patients in the Santa Rosa Mental Health Institute is holding a stuffed bear during the basketball game.
lostpedia.com /wiki/Polar_bear   (1068 words)

  
 Ursus (genus) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ursus is a genus in the family Ursidae (bears) that includes the widely distributed brown bears and fl bears (including the Polar Bear).
The name is derived from the Latin ursus, meaning bear.
Baluchistan Bear or Pakistan Black Bear, Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus, or Selenarctos thibetanus gedrosianus
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ursus_(biology)   (182 words)

  
 Ursus maritimus marinus
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ex Bunge *Astragalus aquilanus Anzalone Astragalus centralpinus Braun-Blanquet *Astragalus maritimus Moris Astragalus tremolsianus Pau *Astragalus verrucosus Moris *Cytisus aeolicus Guss.
Seaside Sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) in Connecticut: Projected Effects of Sea-level Rise.
www.earthplatform.com /ursus/maritimus/marinus   (128 words)

  
 2007 IUCN Red List – Search
Other names were suggested including Thalassarctos, Thalarctos and Thalatarctos ultimately settling on Ursus (Thalarctos) maritimus Erdbrink (1953) and Thenius (1953) based on interbreeding between brown bears (Urus arctos) and polar bears in zoos.
Based on the fossil record and evolution Kurtén (1964) recommended the Phipps (1774) name Ursus maritimus, which was promoted by Harrington (1966), Manning (1971) and Wilson (1976) and is used today (see DeMaster and Stirling 1988, Wilson and Reeder 1993, Amstrup 2003 for review and references).
Polar bears live throughout the ice-covered waters of the circumpolar Arctic, and their range is limited by the southern extent of sea ice.
www.iucnredlist.org /search/details.php/22823/all   (2683 words)

  
 MySpace.com - Ursus Maritimus - NO - Alternative - www.myspace.com/ursmar
MySpace.com - Ursus Maritimus - NO - Alternative - www.myspace.com/ursmar
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www.myspace.com /ursmar   (166 words)

  
 Species Profile
Genetic research has confirmed that polar bears evolved from grizzly (brown) bears (Ursus arctos) 250 to 300 thousand years ago (Cronin et al.
Determination of Threatened Status for the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Throughout Its Range; Final Rule
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Petition Finding and Proposed Rule To List the Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) as Threatened Throughout Its RangeReopening of comment period; notice of availability of new information.
ecos.fws.gov /speciesProfile/SpeciesReport.do?spcode=A0IJ   (534 words)

  
 Two Polar Bears (Ursus Maritimus) and a Husky Sniff at Each Other Photographic Print by Norbert Rosing at AllPosters.com
Two Polar Bears (Ursus Maritimus) and a Husky Sniff at Each Other Photographic Print by Norbert Rosing at AllPosters.com
A Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) and a Husky Cuddle up to Each Other in the Snow
Two Polar Bears (Ursus Maritimus) and a Husky Sniff at Each Other
www.allposters.com /-sp/Two-Polar-Bears-Ursus-Maritimus-and-a-Husky-Sniff-at-Each-Other-Posters_i1009912_.htm   (178 words)

  
 Digimorph - Ursus maritimus (polar bear)
The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD. 1629 pp.
Ursus maritimus page on the Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)
Ashley Gosselin-Ildari, 2006, "Ursus maritimus" (On-line), Digital Morphology.
www.digimorph.org /specimens/Ursus_maritimus/male   (732 words)

  
 Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus   (Site not responding. Last check: )
polar bears, Ursus maritimus, mother and cubs with driven snow in their coats and building up on their faces, Hudson Bay, Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
polar bear, Ursus maritimus, footprints in the snow, Spitzbergen, Norway
two polar bears, Ursus maritimus, greet each other on the ice at sunset, with reflections, Cape Churchill, Canada.
www.seapics.com /picture_gallery/polar_bear/index.html   (152 words)

  
 Ursus Maritimus : Ursus Maritimus, TheBigThinkg Blog blogs on sulekha, Creative blogs, TheBigThinkg Blog blog from india
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thebigthinkg.sulekha.com /blog/post/2007/03/ursus-maritimus.htm   (1289 words)

  
 Polar bear - Conservapedia
The polar bear (Ursus Maritimus) is a species of large carnivorous animals native to the Arctic which are noted for their white fur.
They have thick blubber to keep warm and are capable of surviving extreme cold, as well as sea ice, snow and frozen land.
This page was last modified 23:00, 18 May 2008.
www.conservapedia.com /Polar_bear   (512 words)

  
 Lioncrusher's Domain -- Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) facts and pictures
Polar bears live in the arctic circle in Greenland, Canada, and adjacent ice sheets.
There are no living subspecies of polar bear.
An extinct subspecies, Ursus maritimus tyrannicus, the giant polar bear, was discovered in 1964 near London.
www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=90   (1532 words)

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