Time budgets of polar bears ( Ursus maritimus) on North Twin Island, James Bay, during summer

During the summers of 1969 and 1970 polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were observed on North Twin Island (53°20′ N; 80°00′ W), James Bay. Almost all of their time (86.8%) was spent resting. They spent only 3.2% of their time feeding, primarily on geese (Branta canadensis) and crowberries (Empetrum nigru...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Knudsen, Brian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1978
Subjects:
Branta canadensis
Empetrum nigrum
Ursus maritimus
James Bay
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z78-224
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z78-224
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spelling crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z78-224 2024-09-15T18:00:19+00:00 Time budgets of polar bears ( Ursus maritimus) on North Twin Island, James Bay, during summer Knudsen, Brian 1978 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z78-224 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z78-224 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 56, issue 7, page 1627-1628 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 journal-article 1978 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z78-224 2024-07-18T04:13:37Z During the summers of 1969 and 1970 polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were observed on North Twin Island (53°20′ N; 80°00′ W), James Bay. Almost all of their time (86.8%) was spent resting. They spent only 3.2% of their time feeding, primarily on geese (Branta canadensis) and crowberries (Empetrum nigrum). There was no difference between the time budgets of lone bears and females accompanied by cubs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Branta canadensis Empetrum nigrum Ursus maritimus James Bay Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Zoology 56 7 1627 1628
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description During the summers of 1969 and 1970 polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were observed on North Twin Island (53°20′ N; 80°00′ W), James Bay. Almost all of their time (86.8%) was spent resting. They spent only 3.2% of their time feeding, primarily on geese (Branta canadensis) and crowberries (Empetrum nigrum). There was no difference between the time budgets of lone bears and females accompanied by cubs.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
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title Time budgets of polar bears ( Ursus maritimus) on North Twin Island, James Bay, during summer
title_short Time budgets of polar bears ( Ursus maritimus) on North Twin Island, James Bay, during summer
title_full Time budgets of polar bears ( Ursus maritimus) on North Twin Island, James Bay, during summer
title_fullStr Time budgets of polar bears ( Ursus maritimus) on North Twin Island, James Bay, during summer
title_full_unstemmed Time budgets of polar bears ( Ursus maritimus) on North Twin Island, James Bay, during summer
title_sort time budgets of polar bears ( ursus maritimus) on north twin island, james bay, during summer
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Empetrum nigrum
Ursus maritimus
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Empetrum nigrum
Ursus maritimus
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