Selective Scratchers: An Analysis of Grizzly Bear Rub Tree Characteristics in SW Alberta
Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos) have been shown to exhibit rubbing behavior on “rub trees” as a form of intra-specific communication. By leaving chemical cues on trees, the signaling individual can convey information in the absence of physical contact with conspecifics. The criteria that bears use to s...
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MacEwan University
2018
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Online Access: | https://journals.macewan.ca/ursca/article/view/1518 |