Influence of Infanticide Risk on Brown Bear Den-Site Selection
The risk of infanticide in brown bears (Ursus arctos) may influence den-site selection and chronology for female brown bears with dependent young. Strategies to reduce risk of infanticide include females avoiding larger, more dominant adult males through spatialor temporal segregation. We assessed w...
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ftmontanastunojs:oai:ojs.arc.lib.montana.edu:article/738 2024-09-15T18:40:16+00:00 Influence of Infanticide Risk on Brown Bear Den-Site Selection Stutzman, Lindsey A. Belant, Jerrold L. Gustine, David D. Hiller, Timothy L. Mangipane, Buck A. Hildebrand, Grant V. 2016-12-31 application/pdf https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/738 eng eng Intermountain Journal of Science https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/738/585 https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/738 Copyright (c) 2016 Intermountain Journal of Sciences Intermountain Journal of Sciences; Vol. 22 No. 4 December (2016); 122-123 1081-3519 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-peer-reviewed Abstract 2016 ftmontanastunojs 2024-07-10T03:16:13Z The risk of infanticide in brown bears (Ursus arctos) may influence den-site selection and chronology for female brown bears with dependent young. Strategies to reduce risk of infanticide include females avoiding larger, more dominant adult males through spatialor temporal segregation. We assessed whether variation in den location, den habitat, and den entrance and emergence dates of male and female bears supported sexual segregation in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Den-sites (n = 56) were located using GPS telemetry data from bears in 2014 (n = 21) and 2015 (n = 35). We used mixed model analysis of variance to compare slope, elevation, and aspect of den sites for adult male and adult female bears with and without dependent young. We also used these variables to model probable denning habitat using maximum entropy modeling. We examined timing of female den entry and emergence in relation to males using generalized linear mixed models. Our preliminary results using 2014 data suggest that females with dependent may den at higher elevations (944 ± 140 m, x ? ± SD) than solitary females (866 ± 189 m) but at lower elevations (984 ± 118 m) than males. They also may use less steep slopes (25 ± 11.8°) than solitary females (29 ± 9.9°) or males (34 ± 4.9°). Additionally, females with dependent young (Julian day: 289 ± 8 days) denned 2 days later than solitary females (287 ± 6 days) and 20 days earlier than males (309 ± 21 days). Females with dependent young (122 ± 17 days) also emerged from dens 6 days earlier than solitary females (128 ± 9 days) and 10 days earlier than males (132 ± 10 days). Differences in den entrance and emergence dates suggest support our hypothesis that females with dependent young temporally segregate from male bears. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Alaska Montana State University Library Open Journal Systems |
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The risk of infanticide in brown bears (Ursus arctos) may influence den-site selection and chronology for female brown bears with dependent young. Strategies to reduce risk of infanticide include females avoiding larger, more dominant adult males through spatialor temporal segregation. We assessed whether variation in den location, den habitat, and den entrance and emergence dates of male and female bears supported sexual segregation in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Den-sites (n = 56) were located using GPS telemetry data from bears in 2014 (n = 21) and 2015 (n = 35). We used mixed model analysis of variance to compare slope, elevation, and aspect of den sites for adult male and adult female bears with and without dependent young. We also used these variables to model probable denning habitat using maximum entropy modeling. We examined timing of female den entry and emergence in relation to males using generalized linear mixed models. Our preliminary results using 2014 data suggest that females with dependent may den at higher elevations (944 ± 140 m, x ? ± SD) than solitary females (866 ± 189 m) but at lower elevations (984 ± 118 m) than males. They also may use less steep slopes (25 ± 11.8°) than solitary females (29 ± 9.9°) or males (34 ± 4.9°). Additionally, females with dependent young (Julian day: 289 ± 8 days) denned 2 days later than solitary females (287 ± 6 days) and 20 days earlier than males (309 ± 21 days). Females with dependent young (122 ± 17 days) also emerged from dens 6 days earlier than solitary females (128 ± 9 days) and 10 days earlier than males (132 ± 10 days). Differences in den entrance and emergence dates suggest support our hypothesis that females with dependent young temporally segregate from male bears. |
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Stutzman, Lindsey A. Belant, Jerrold L. Gustine, David D. Hiller, Timothy L. Mangipane, Buck A. Hildebrand, Grant V. |
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Stutzman, Lindsey A. Belant, Jerrold L. Gustine, David D. Hiller, Timothy L. Mangipane, Buck A. Hildebrand, Grant V. Influence of Infanticide Risk on Brown Bear Den-Site Selection |
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Stutzman, Lindsey A. Belant, Jerrold L. Gustine, David D. Hiller, Timothy L. Mangipane, Buck A. Hildebrand, Grant V. |
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Influence of Infanticide Risk on Brown Bear Den-Site Selection |
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Influence of Infanticide Risk on Brown Bear Den-Site Selection |
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Influence of Infanticide Risk on Brown Bear Den-Site Selection |
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Influence of Infanticide Risk on Brown Bear Den-Site Selection |
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Influence of Infanticide Risk on Brown Bear Den-Site Selection |
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influence of infanticide risk on brown bear den-site selection |
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Intermountain Journal of Science |
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2016 |
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Intermountain Journal of Sciences; Vol. 22 No. 4 December (2016); 122-123 1081-3519 |
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https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/738/585 https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/738 |
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