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

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Libal, Nathan S ^a   Belant, Jerrold L ^a   Leopold, Bruce D ^a   Wang, Guiming ^b   Owen, Patricia A ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Denali National Park and Preserve   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEN SITE SELECTION; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HABITAT SELECTION; INFANTICIDE; JUVENILE; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION RISK; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

URSUS ARCTOS;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; URSIDAE;

EID: 80052834063     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024133     Document Type: Article

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