Individual Distinctiveness in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos L
Abstract Individual brown bears, Ursus arctos , behave differently from each other. Consistent behavioural differences suggest that each bear has its own distinct personality. On Admiralty Island in south‐eastern Alaska, we collected longitudinal data during three years of summer salmon runs on seve...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01119.x 2024-09-09T20:12:45+00:00 Individual Distinctiveness in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos L Fagen, Robert Fagen, Johanna M. 1996 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01119.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1439-0310.1996.tb01119.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01119.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Ethology volume 102, issue 2, page 212-226 ISSN 0179-1613 1439-0310 journal-article 1996 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01119.x 2024-08-06T04:19:39Z Abstract Individual brown bears, Ursus arctos , behave differently from each other. Consistent behavioural differences suggest that each bear has its own distinct personality. On Admiralty Island in south‐eastern Alaska, we collected longitudinal data during three years of summer salmon runs on seven individual brown bears that could be recognized from year to year. Bears fed on vegetation and on salmon along a tidal creek. Ratings of individual bears by observers on different aspects of behaviour, comparisons of behavioural frequencies, and long‐term observations of individual activities served to assess personality differences. Individual bears varied in five ways: 1. Some bears were lively, animated and playful in social situations and during solitary activities such as travelling or fishing. Other bears' movements and general demeanour seemed dull and humourless; 2. Some bears were irascible, others socially uninvolved and unreactive; 3. Some bears were expert at fishing but others fished ineptly; 4. Some bears were confident with other bears but others lacked confidence in social situations; 5. Some bears were often active and alert. Others rested more frequently and for prolonged periods. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Alaska Wiley Online Library Admiralty Island ENVELOPE(-101.115,-101.115,69.488,69.488) Ethology 102 2 212 226 |
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Abstract Individual brown bears, Ursus arctos , behave differently from each other. Consistent behavioural differences suggest that each bear has its own distinct personality. On Admiralty Island in south‐eastern Alaska, we collected longitudinal data during three years of summer salmon runs on seven individual brown bears that could be recognized from year to year. Bears fed on vegetation and on salmon along a tidal creek. Ratings of individual bears by observers on different aspects of behaviour, comparisons of behavioural frequencies, and long‐term observations of individual activities served to assess personality differences. Individual bears varied in five ways: 1. Some bears were lively, animated and playful in social situations and during solitary activities such as travelling or fishing. Other bears' movements and general demeanour seemed dull and humourless; 2. Some bears were irascible, others socially uninvolved and unreactive; 3. Some bears were expert at fishing but others fished ineptly; 4. Some bears were confident with other bears but others lacked confidence in social situations; 5. Some bears were often active and alert. Others rested more frequently and for prolonged periods. |
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Individual Distinctiveness in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos L |
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Individual Distinctiveness in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos L |
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Individual Distinctiveness in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos L |
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Individual Distinctiveness in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos L |
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Individual Distinctiveness in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos L |
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individual distinctiveness in brown bears, ursus arctos l |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01119.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1439-0310.1996.tb01119.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01119.x |
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Ethology volume 102, issue 2, page 212-226 ISSN 0179-1613 1439-0310 |
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