Wynona Shellabarger, Hendrik Nollens, Thea Bechshoft, Anthony Pagano, StephenD. Petersen, Sarah Teman, Erin Curry, Megan A. Owen, Amy Cutting Due to inherent challenges associated with studying wild polar bears, bears in zoologicalinstitutions serve…
Wayne Kasworm, Thomas Radandt, Justin Teisberg, Tyler J. Vent, Michael F.Proctor, Jennifer Fortin-Noreus, Hilary S. Cooley Female grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) dispersal and range expansion is critical torecolonization of former habitat. Female dispersal…
Daniele Falcinelli, Vincenzo Penteriani, Maria del Mar Delgado, Paolo Ciucci, IlpoKojola, Samuli Heikkinen, Daniele De Angelis, Alexander Kopatz Landscape connectivity is a vital component of animal population dynamics. Conservingmovement corridors for large carnivores…
Darcy Doran-Myers and Conor McGowan Expert elicitation is increasingly used in ecology to fill data gaps. The reliability of expertelicitation as a source of data is seldom verified, but it is pivotal for…
Andrea Corradini, Benjamin Robira, Luca Pedrotti, Clara Tattoni, Natalia Bragalanti,Claudio Groff, Marco Ciolli, Francesca Cagnacci The Italian Alps are among the most anthropized mountain areas in the world. In a multi-uselandscape where a…
Ashutosh Anand, Ajay Kumar Singh, Nishith Dharaiya Seed dispersal is a critical ecological process that influences the composition and heterogeneityof forest ecosystems. The sloth bear has emerged as an important species in maintaining…
Tom Smith, Thomas Sharp, Vincenzo Penteriani, Russ Van Horn In this paper we explore both the ultimate and proximate causes responsible for the ways inwhich the eight extant bear species respond in interactions…
Ramon Jurj, Georgeta Ionescu, Ovidiu Ionescu, Ancuta Fedorca, Mihai Fedorca,Marius Popa, Constantina Jurj Romania, at European level, represents the country with one of the biggest challengesregarding the management of the brown bear species,…
Xueying Wang, Ryoji Umemoto, Mizuki Kato, Takashi Hayakawa Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is one of the most famous mammals known for itsunique biology. They phylogenetically belong to the family Ursidae (bears) and, therefore,…
Naoki Takekoshi, Jumpei Tomiyasu, Yojiro Yanagawa, Naoki Ohnishi, TomokoNaganuma, Seungyun Baek, Miu Itoh, Tatsuhito Nishiwaki, Chinatsu Kozakai, Shinsuke Koike,Koji Yamazaki Sexual hormones play a crucial role in reproductive behavior of mammals. Testosterone, a…
Hinako Katsushima and Itsuro Koizumi Some mammals have conspicuous marking sites, such as rubbing trees of cheetahs andcommunal latrines of otters. While such marking sites are considered to play important roles inintraspecific communication,…
Lori Homstol, Sage Raymond, Claire Edwards, Anthony N. Hamilton, ColleenCassady St. Clair Conflict between humans and black bears (Ursus americanus) occurs throughout North Americawith increasing public demand to replace lethal management with non-lethal…
