Sexual dimorphism, reproductive strategy, and human activities determine resource use by brown bears

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2636-2646

  Rode, Karyn D ^a,c   Farley, Sean D ^b   Robbins, Charles T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown bear; Displacement; Food availability; Foraging efficiency; Human activity; Intake rates; Perceived risk; Reproductive strategy; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual segregation; Tourism; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

BEAR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESOURCE USE; SALMONID; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; WILD POPULATION;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEAR; BODY SIZE; CANADA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SALMON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ALASKA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SALMON; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; URSIDAE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 33748519003     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2636:SDRSAH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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