Observations of Autumn Courtship and Breeding in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, from Coastal British Columbia

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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Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Nevin, Owen T., Gilbert, Barrie K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2005
Subjects:
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
reproduction
autumn
courtship
mating
British Columbia
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/159
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i3.159
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spelling ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/159 2024-09-15T18:40:05+00:00 Observations of Autumn Courtship and Breeding in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, from Coastal British Columbia Nevin, Owen T. Gilbert, Barrie K. 2005-07-01 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/159 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i3.159 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/159/159 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/159 doi:10.22621/cfn.v119i3.159 The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 119 No. 3 (2005); 449-450 0008-3550 Brown Bear Ursus arctos reproduction autumn courtship mating British Columbia info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Short Article 2005 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i3.159 2024-08-06T03:02:00Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos The Canadian Field-Naturalist The Canadian Field-Naturalist 119 3 449
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topic Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
reproduction
autumn
courtship
mating
British Columbia
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Ursus arctos
reproduction
autumn
courtship
mating
British Columbia
Nevin, Owen T.
Gilbert, Barrie K.
Observations of Autumn Courtship and Breeding in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, from Coastal British Columbia
topic_facet Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
reproduction
autumn
courtship
mating
British Columbia
description 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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author Nevin, Owen T.
Gilbert, Barrie K.
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title Observations of Autumn Courtship and Breeding in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, from Coastal British Columbia
title_short Observations of Autumn Courtship and Breeding in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, from Coastal British Columbia
title_full Observations of Autumn Courtship and Breeding in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, from Coastal British Columbia
title_fullStr Observations of Autumn Courtship and Breeding in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, from Coastal British Columbia
title_full_unstemmed Observations of Autumn Courtship and Breeding in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, from Coastal British Columbia
title_sort observations of autumn courtship and breeding in brown bears, ursus arctos, from coastal british columbia
publisher The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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