Size selectivity of predation by brown bears depends on the density of their sockeye salmon prey

American Naturalist

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 663-673

  Cunningham, Curry J ^a   Ruggerone, Gregory T ^b   Quinn, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Natural Resources Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Oncorhynchus nerka; Optimal foraging; Phenotypic selection; Predation; Salmon; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEAR; BREEDING SITE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SALMONID; SIZE SELECTION; SPAWNING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; BODY SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SALMON; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SALMON; URSIDAE;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 84876401132     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670026     Document Type: Article

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