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

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  • Owen T. Nevin Centre for Animal Conservation, University of Central Lancashire, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0AH
  • Barrie K. Gilbert Department of Forest, Range and Wildlife Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i3.159

Mots-clés :

Brown Bear, Ursus arctos, reproduction, autumn, courtship, mating, British Columbia

Résumé

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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Vol. 119 No. 3 (2005)

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