Dietary plasticity and the importance of salmon to brown bear (Ursus arctos) body size and condition in a low Arctic ecosystem
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DOI: 10.1007/s00300-020-02690-7
Abstract: Ecological flexibility within animal populations can allow for variation in resource use and foraging decisions. We estimated brown bear (Ursus arctos) diet composition in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska from 2013… read more here.
Keywords: ursus arctos; usepackage; bear ursus; brown bear ... See more keywords
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) responses to forest harvesting: A review of underlying mechanisms and management recommendations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119471
Abstract: Abstract Active forest management for timber production, through the harvesting of forest stands using cut blocks, frequently overlaps grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) habitat on multi-use landscapes in North America, making it critical to understand how… read more here.
Keywords: bear ursus; management; ursus arctos; arctos responses ... See more keywords
Heritability of head size in a hunted large carnivore, the brown bear (Ursus arctos)
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DOI: 10.1111/eva.12786
Abstract: Wild animal populations experience selection pressures from both natural and anthropogenic sources. The availability of extensive pedigrees is increasing along with our ability to quantify the heritability and evolvability of phenotypic traits and thus the… read more here.
Keywords: ursus arctos; large carnivore; bear ursus; brown bear ... See more keywords
The Diet of the Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) in the Central Forest Nature Reserve (West-European Russia), Based on Scat Analysis Data
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DOI: 10.1134/s1062359018090145
Abstract: Abstract—The diet of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) is described for the territory of the southern taiga subzone illustrated by the example of the Central Forest Nature Reserve (West-European Russia) and the protection zone surrounding… read more here.
Keywords: bear ursus; reserve; food; brown bear ... See more keywords
Brown bear (Ursus arctos) attacks resulting in human casualties in Scandinavia 1977–2016; management implications and recommendations
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196876
Abstract: Human persecution and habitat loss have endangered large carnivore populations worldwide, but some are recovering, exacerbating old conflicts. Carnivores can injure and kill people; the most dramatic form of wildlife-human conflict. In Scandinavia, the brown… read more here.
Keywords: ursus arctos; bear ursus; brown bear; forestry ... See more keywords
Paths for colonization or exodus? New insights from the brown bear (Ursus arctos) population of the Cantabrian Mountains
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227302
Abstract: Over the centuries, the geographical distribution of brown bear (Ursus arctos) across the Iberian Peninsula has been decreasing, with the species currently confined to North Iberia. The Cantabrian brown bear population is one of the… read more here.
Keywords: ursus arctos; bear ursus; brown bear; population ... See more keywords
Intestinal adenocarcinoma in a European brown bear (Ursus arctos) - a case report
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DOI: 10.24099/vet.arhiv.0144
Abstract: This article presents the first case of intestinal adenocarcinoma in a free living, culled 12 year old, European female brown bear (Ursus arctos), with its characteristic macropathological and histopathological manifestations. Necropsy revealed thoracic gunshot injuries… read more here.
Keywords: ursus arctos; bear ursus; case; brown bear ... See more keywords