Infanticide as sexual conflict: coevolution of male strategies and female counterstrategies

RA Palombit - Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in …, 2015 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
One of the earliest recognized forms of sexual conflict was infanticide by males, which
imposes serious costs on female reproductive success. Here I review two bodies of …

The mating system of the brown bear Ursus arctos

SMJG Steyaert, A ENDRESTØL… - Mammal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT 1 Research on mating systems and reproductive strategies is valuable for
providing ethological knowledge, important for the management and conservation of a …

Inversely density-dependent natal dispersal in brown bears Ursus arctos

OG Støen, A Zedrosser, S Sæbø, JE Swenson - Oecologia, 2006 - Springer
There is considerable controversy in the literature about the presence of density
dependence in dispersal. In this study, we exploit a data series from a long-term study (> 18 …

The power of genetic monitoring for studying demography, ecology and genetics of a reintroduced brown bear population

M De Barba, LP Waits, EO Garton… - Molecular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic monitoring has rarely been used for wildlife translocations despite the potential
benefits this approach offers, compared to traditional field‐based methods. We applied …

Should I stay or should I go? Natal dispersal in the brown bear

A Zedrosser, OG Støen, S Sæbø, JE Swenson - Animal Behaviour, 2007 - Elsevier
We studied the causes of natal dispersal of male and female brown bears, Ursus arctos, in
two study areas in Sweden. Males had a higher dispersal probability (94%) than females …

Stress and reproductive hormones in grizzly bears reflect nutritional benefits and social consequences of a salmon foraging niche

HM Bryan, CT Darimont, PC Paquet… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Physiological indicators of social and nutritional stress can provide insight into the
responses of species to changes in food availability. In coastal British Columbia, Canada …

Human shields mediate sexual conflict in a top predator

SMJG Steyaert, M Leclerc… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Selecting the right habitat in a risky landscape is crucial for an individual's survival and
reproduction. In predator–prey systems, prey often can anticipate the habitat use of their …

Genetic estimates of annual reproductive success in male brown bears: the effects of body size, age, internal relatedness and population density

A Zedrosser, E Bellemain, P Taberlet… - Journal of Animal …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 We studied male yearly reproductive success (YRS) and its determinants
(phenotypic characteristics, age, population density) in two Scandinavian brown bear …

Unveiling demographic and mating strategies of Panthera onca in the Pantanal, Brazil

CE Fragoso, LE Rampim, H Quigley… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We conducted the first long-term and large-scale study of demographic characteristics and
reproductive behavior in a wild jaguar (Panthera onca) population. Data were collected …

Genetics and conservation of European brown bears Ursus arctos

JE Swenson, P Taberlet, E Bellemain - Mammal Review, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT 1 We review the genetics research that has been conducted on the European
brown bear Ursus arctos, one of the genetically best‐studied mammalian species. 2 The first …