Stability of space use in Svalbard coastal female polar bears: intra-individual variability and influence of kinship
Philopatry influences animal distribution and can lead to a kinship-based spatial structure, where proximity and relatedness are tightly linked. In the Barents Sea region, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of the coastal ecotype remain year-round within the Svalbard archipelago. This coastal strategy is...
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| Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Polar Research |
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| Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/5355/13574 |