Histological, chemical and behavioural evidence of pedal communication in brown bears

Histological, chemical and behavioural evidence of pedal communication in brown bears

Abstract Most mammals rely upon scent for intraspecific communication. As most bear species have large home ranges and are non-territorial, scent deposit while walking could be an effective way to communicate with conspecifics. Here, we investigate the existence of pedal glands in brown bears and th...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Sergiel, Javier Naves, Piotr Kujawski, Robert Maślak, Ewa Serwa, Damián Ramos, Alberto Fernández-Gil, Eloy Revilla, Tomasz Zwijacz-Kozica, Filip Zięba, Johanna Painer, Nuria Selva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01136-1

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01136-1

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