The magnitude and selectivity of natural and multiple anthropogenic mortality causes in hunted brown bears

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 656-665

  Bischof, Richard ^a   Swenson, Jon E ^a,b   Yoccoz, Nigel G ^c   Mysterud, Atle ^d   Gimenez, Olivier ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Carnivore; Compensatory mortality; Competing risks; M SURGE; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEAR; CARNIVORE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUNTING; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LONGEVITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; URSIDAE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 63849239768     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01524.x     Document Type: Article

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