Sex-, age-, and time-specific visual communication in brown bears

• Published in: Journal of Mammalogy
• Main Authors: Penteriani, Vincenzo, Etchart, Léa, González-Bernardo, Enrique, Hartasánchez, Alfonso, Falcinelli, Daniele, Ruiz-Villar, Héctor, Morales-González, Ana, Delgado, María del Mar
• Other Authors: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Principado de Asturias, Junta de Castilla y León
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2023
• Subjects: Chemical marking; Debarking; Large carnivores; Mating; Rubbing trees; Ursus arctos; Visual marking; Visual signaling; Diaz
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/307225; https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyac126

Intraspecific communication in mammals is well-documented but generally restricted to chemical and acoustic signaling. However, other overlooked channels, such as visual signaling, may be used to communicate among conspecifics. Here, by using experimental manipulations together with camera traps on...