Observations of autumn courtship and breeding in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, from coastal British Columbia

Owen T. Nevin; Barrie K. Gilbert

doi:10.22621/cfn.v119i3.159

Observations of autumn courtship and breeding in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, from coastal British Columbia

Owen T. Nevin, Barrie K. Gilbert

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	449-450
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Volume	119
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i3.159
Publication status	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Observations of autumn courtship and breeding in Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, from coastal British Columbia

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