Growth in a young male brown bear (Ursus arctos L., 1758) (Mammalia: Carnivora) captured and tagged with GPS-GSM collar

Body growth in mammals is an aspect of their biology that has always been interesting and carries important information about the individual’s development. The relationship between growth patterns and factors that are affecting them, such as parasitism, is not entirely clear. In this short communica...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Historia naturalis bulgarica
Main Authors: Vladimir R. Todorov, Kalina Valchinkova, Kostadin Kanchev
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 2022
Subjects:
body conditions
body mass
body size
brown bear cub
Science
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Ursus arctos
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.48027/hnb.44.021
https://doaj.org/article/690ed56e4b4849409951632ea5ee99cc
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Summary:Body growth in mammals is an aspect of their biology that has always been interesting and carries important information about the individual’s development. The relationship between growth patterns and factors that are affecting them, such as parasitism, is not entirely clear. In this short communication, we provide information obtained from a young brown bear (Ursus arctos), shot a year after being collared. Analysed growth patterns show a noticeable increase in the weight and circumference of the chest and head. The established low to moderate infestation with Baylisascaris transfuga in relation to absence of other parasites, has not affected the growth processes.

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