Modelling the mating system of polar bears: a mechanistic approach to the Allee effect

• Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
• Main Authors: Molnár, Péter K, Derocher, Andrew E, Lewis, Mark A, Taylor, Mitchell K
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2007
• Subjects: Canada; Lancaster Sound; polar bear
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2007.1307; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2007.1307; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rspb.2007.1307

Allee effects may render exploited animal populations extinction prone, but empirical data are often lacking to describe the circumstances leading to an Allee effect. Arbitrary assumptions regarding Allee effects could lead to erroneous management decisions so that predictive modelling approaches ar...