Identifying signals of memory from observations of animal movements

D Kim, PR Thompson, DW Wolfson, JA Merkle… - Movement Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Incorporating memory (ie, some notion of familiarity or experience with the landscape) into
models of animal movement is a rising challenge in the field of movement ecology. The …

Identifying signals of memory from observations of animal movements

D Kim, PR Thompson, D Wolfson, J Merkle… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Incorporating memory (ie, some notion of familiarity or experience with the landscape) into
models of animal movement is a rising challenge in the field of movement ecology. The …

[HTML][HTML] Are nonsocial species more social than we think? Seasonal patterns in sociality in a solitary terrestrial carnivore

RW Heeres, M Leclerc, S Frank, A Kopatz, F Pelletier… - Animal Behaviour, 2024 - Elsevier
Animal sociality, the extent and manner in which conspecifics associate with each other,
ultimately affects an individual's survival and reproductive success. It is shaped by the …

[HTML][HTML] Human effects on brown bear diel activity may facilitate subadults foraging on Pacific salmon

JP Kilfoil, TP Quinn, AJ Wirsing - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Humans can markedly alter the temporal activity of wildlife. The ecological consequences of
such temporal shifts are poorly understood but can lead to reduced fitness, increased …

Brown bear (Ursus arctos; North America)

MA Haroldson, M Clapham, CC Costello… - Bears of the …, 2021 - cambridge.org
The scientific name combines the Latin (ursus) and Greek (Άρκτος [arktos]) words for “bear.”
North American brown bears are commonly referred to as “grizzly bears” throughout much of …

Optimal foraging or surplus killing: selective consumption and discarding of salmon by brown bears

AE Lincoln, TP Quinn - Behavioral Ecology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Selective consumption of prey by predators, observed in many animals, is often attributed to
optimal foraging. Consistent with this idea, brown bears (Ursus arctos) often exhibit partial …

Salmonid species diversity predicts salmon consumption by terrestrial wildlife

CN Service, AW Bateman, MS Adams… - Journal of Animal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Resource waves—spatial variation in resource phenology that extends feeding
opportunities for mobile consumers—can affect the behaviour and productivity of recipient …

Pronounced brown bear aggregation along anadromous streams in interior Alaska

MS Sorum, MD Cameron, A Crupi, GK Sage… - Wildlife …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aggregated use along salmon‐bearing (Oncorhynchus spp.) streams is common for coastal
brown bears Ursus arctos; however, it is much less common in non‐coastal (interior) …

Optimal barbed wire height for brown bear hair sample collection

TP Quinn, AJ Wirsing, M Proctor - Ursus, 2022 - BioOne
Hair samples obtained from barbed wire can identify bears from DNA, assess trophic
position from stable isotopes, and yield other data. For brown bears (Ursus arctos), a wire …

Do brown bears Ursus arctos avoid barbed wires deployed to obtain hair samples? A videographic assessment

K Wold, AJ Wirsing, TP Quinn - Wildlife Biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of the movements and abundance of predators can reveal their ecological roles and
facilitate their conservation. These studies rely increasingly on noninvasive methods such as …