Despotism and risk of infanticide influence grizzly bear den-site selection.

Despotism and risk of infanticide influence grizzly bear den-site selection.

Given documented social dominance and intraspecific predation in bear populations, the ideal despotic distribution model and sex hypothesis of sexual segregation predict adult female grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) will avoid areas occupied by adult males to reduce risk of infanticide. Under ideal desp...

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Main Authors: Nathan S Libal, Jerrold L Belant, Bruce D Leopold, Guiming Wang, Patricia A Owen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3173359?pdf=render

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