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Abstract:
Regressions are presented to predict the total weight (TW) in kg of Scandinavian brown bears Ursus arctos from field-dressed weights (FW), where TW = 4.01 + 1.15 * FW, and slaughter weights (SW), where TW = 4.63 + 1.49 * SW. Both regressions had high predictive values (r2 = 0.97) and were not significantly affected by sex r genetic lineage of the bears. Formulas to calculate confidence intervals are also presented.
1995, Wildl. Biol. 1:177-179.