Infanticide and cannibalism of juvenile polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Svalbard ...
Two instances of infanticide and cannibalism in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were observed in SE Svalbard, at Hopen Island. In the first, an adult male killed three young cubs at a den site and consumed one of them. In the second, an adult male actively pursued, killed, and consumed a dependent yea...
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| author | Wiig, O. Derocher, A.E. |
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| description | Two instances of infanticide and cannibalism in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were observed in SE Svalbard, at Hopen Island. In the first, an adult male killed three young cubs at a den site and consumed one of them. In the second, an adult male actively pursued, killed, and consumed a dependent yearling. Infanticide of dependent polar bear offspring by adult males may be more common in Svalbard than in other populations because the population is close to carrying capacity or because geographic features reduce spatial segregation of age and sex classes. ... |
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| genre | Barents Sea Hopen Hopen island Svalbard Ursus maritimus Hopen |
| genre_facet | Barents Sea Hopen Hopen island Svalbard Ursus maritimus Hopen |
| geographic | Barents Sea Hopen Svalbard |
| geographic_facet | Barents Sea Hopen Svalbard |
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| publishDate | 1999 |
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| spelling | ftdatacite:10.7939/r3jc5h 2025-06-15T14:23:52+00:00 Infanticide and cannibalism of juvenile polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Svalbard ... Wiig, O. Derocher, A.E. 1999 https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r3jc5h https://ualberta.scholaris.ca/handle/123456789/16029 en eng University of Alberta Library This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited. Ursus maritimus Infanticide Barents Sea Cannibalism Svalbard Polar bears Text Journal Article (Published) article-journal ScholarlyArticle 1999 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.7939/r3jc5h 2025-06-02T13:04:36Z Two instances of infanticide and cannibalism in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) were observed in SE Svalbard, at Hopen Island. In the first, an adult male killed three young cubs at a den site and consumed one of them. In the second, an adult male actively pursued, killed, and consumed a dependent yearling. Infanticide of dependent polar bear offspring by adult males may be more common in Svalbard than in other populations because the population is close to carrying capacity or because geographic features reduce spatial segregation of age and sex classes. ... Text Barents Sea Hopen Hopen island Svalbard Ursus maritimus Hopen Unknown Barents Sea Hopen ENVELOPE(9.279,9.279,63.379,63.379) Svalbard |
| spellingShingle | Ursus maritimus Infanticide Barents Sea Cannibalism Svalbard Polar bears Wiig, O. Derocher, A.E. Infanticide and cannibalism of juvenile polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Svalbard ... |
| title | Infanticide and cannibalism of juvenile polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Svalbard ... |
| title_full | Infanticide and cannibalism of juvenile polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Svalbard ... |
| title_fullStr | Infanticide and cannibalism of juvenile polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Svalbard ... |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infanticide and cannibalism of juvenile polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Svalbard ... |
| title_short | Infanticide and cannibalism of juvenile polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Svalbard ... |
| title_sort | infanticide and cannibalism of juvenile polar bears (ursus maritimus) in svalbard ... |
| topic | Ursus maritimus Infanticide Barents Sea Cannibalism Svalbard Polar bears |
| topic_facet | Ursus maritimus Infanticide Barents Sea Cannibalism Svalbard Polar bears |
| url | https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/r3jc5h https://ualberta.scholaris.ca/handle/123456789/16029 |