Observations of autumn courtship and breeding in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, from coastal British Columbia

Nevin, OT orcid:0000-0003-3513-8053 Over a period of four years, autumn courtship behaviour in Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) was observed on three separate occasions, with copulation observed once and two litters of cubs potentially resulting from autumn breeding. These are the first recorded observati...

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Main Authors: Nevin, Owen T, Gilbert, Barrie K
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Ottawa Field Naturalists Club 2005
Subjects:
Brown bear
Ursus arctos
Reproduction
Autumn
Courtship
Mating
British Columbia
050104 Landscape Ecology
050202 Conservation and Biodiversity
150601 Impacts of Tourism
Online Access:http://hdl.cqu.edu.au/10018/1270020
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Summary:Nevin, OT orcid:0000-0003-3513-8053 Over a period of four years, autumn courtship behaviour in Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) was observed on three separate occasions, with copulation observed once and two litters of cubs potentially resulting from autumn breeding. These are the first recorded observations of these behaviours.

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