Observations of autumn courtship and breeding in brown bears, Ursus arctos, from coastal British Columbia

  • Owen Nevin
  • , Barrie K. Gilbert

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)449-450
JournalCanadian Field-Naturalist
Volume119
DOIs
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 22 Aug 2005

Keywords

  • brown bear
  • Ursus arctos
  • reproduction
  • autumn
  • courtship
  • mating
  • British Columbia

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