• DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00737.x
Corpus ID: 67818528

Seasonal range size in relation to reproductive strategies in brown bears Ursus arctos.

@article{Dahle2003SeasonalRS,
  title={Seasonal range size in relation to reproductive strategies in brown bears Ursus arctos.},
  author={Bj{\o}rn Dahle and Jon E. Swenson},
  journal={The Journal of animal ecology},
  year={2003},
  volume={72 4},
  pages={
          660-667
        }
}

Bjørn Dahle, Jon E. Swenson

Published in The Journal of animal ecology 2003

Biology, Medicine

Data on seasonal ranges of 93 radio-collared adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) were used to test hypotheses explaining variation in range size in relation to male and female reproductive strategies. Both males and oestrous females used large ranges in the mating season, but decreased their ranges after the mating season. These results suggested that both sexes in this species roam to mate, because the results could not be explained by a seasonal change in food availability nor by increased… CONTINUE READING

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