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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"brown bears"”.
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Management of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Europe
Successful conservation of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Europe is associated with public acceptance of damages caused by bears. Recent increases in sheep depredation and beehive damage in central Austria resulted in the deaths of two bears there. Since bear numbers are low in most European …
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"No to the bear" : contested power and truths behind the reintroduction of brown bears in the Pyrenees.
… of Power and Truths behind the Reintroduction of Brown Bears into the French Pyrenees At this beginning of the twenty-first century, global climate and biodiversity, including human survival, are seriously threatened. Fuelled by culturally constructed anthropocentric ‘needs’, the unrelenting march …
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Evaluation of core temperature measurement and treatment of capture-related hyperthermia in anesthetized brown bears (Ursus arctos)
… to: 1) compare body temperature of anesthetized brown bears obtained by Vital Sense® capsules (VS) inserted gastrically to those obtained by deep rectal VS and handheld digital thermometer (HDT) and 2) to evaluate the decrease in core body temperature produced by an active cooling protocol and by …
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FECAL CORTISOL METABOLITES: A NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR MONITORING THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF FREE RANGING BROWN BEARS
… blood cortisol levels and FCM concentrations in brown bears (<em>Ursus arctos</em>), and (2) evaluate whether ecotourism elicits a measurable stress response in a free-ranging brown bears. For my first objective, I conducted an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) challenge on nine captive brown …
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THE BROWN BEAR GUT MICROBIOME: A NOVEL TOOL FOR CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT
… has yet to be realized fully. Here, I use brown bears (<em>Ursus arctos</em>) as an ecological model to investigate (1) how both extrinsic and intrinsic factors influence GMB community membership and structure; and (2) the correlation between GMB membership and brown bear health metrics. To …
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From brains to bears. understanding brain size evolution: causes, costs and benefits
… the cognitive abilities of 17 captive European brown bears (Ursus arctos arctos) were tested via two behavioural problem-solving trials. Results revealed evidence of trial-and-error learning; however, two juveniles appeared to acquire an association between the latch and access to the box, …
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Are black bears declining in Montana? Inference from multiple data sources in the face of uncertainty
… data to assess the population status of black bears (<i>Ursus americanus</i>) in Montana.</p> <p>I conducted a hierarchical Bayesian meta-analysis of black bear demographic studies to evaluate geographic structuring and estimate vital rates and population growth rate. Adult survival is higher …
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Are black bears declining in Montana? Inference from multiple data sources in the face of uncertainty
… data to assess the population status of black bears (<i>Ursus americanus</i>) in Montana.</p> <p>I conducted a hierarchical Bayesian meta-analysis of black bear demographic studies to evaluate geographic structuring and estimate vital rates and population growth rate. Adult survival is higher …
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Mitochondrial DNA analysis of the evolution and genetic diversity of ancient and extinct bears.
… scenarios in relation to the phylogeography of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Europe (Chapter 2- 4) and across the Eurasian continent (Chapter 5) throughout the Late Pleistocene and Holocene periods. Similarly, a study of the genetic diversity and phylogeography of the extinct giant short-faced …
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Apport de données d’ADN nucléaire à la Phylogénie et à la Biologie de la Conservation des Ursidae
… applied to samples of fossils of North African brown bears (Ursus arctos). The last chapter of this manuscript illustrates how the palaeogenetics can help palaeontology interpreting the variability of fossil forms.