Ecology and behaviour of North American black bears : home ranges, habitat and social organization

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Ecology and behaviour of North American black bears : home ranges, habitat and social organization

R.A. Powell, J.W. Zimmerman, D.E. Seaman

(Wildlife ecology and behaviour series, 4)

Chapman & Hall, 1997

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-197) and index

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780412579905

Description

What main factors affect mammalian home-range and dynamics? To what extent do constraints on home range characteristics vary between the sexes? This book aims to address these issues by concentrating the authors' expertise and experience in studies of home ranges in general and focusing on their studies of the black bears of the Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, in particular. The authors provide an overview of black bears and methods for their study before discussing concepts of home range, developing predictive habitat quality models, addressing influences of food production on social organization and exploring the mating behaviour of male bears.

Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Study area and research models. Home ranges and home range estimators. Predicting habitat quality and use of home ranges. Food abundance and variation in home range sizes. Territories and home ranges. Home ranges of adult males and reproduction. Home ranges, bears and research questions for the future. Appendices. References. Index.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780412788307

Description

Covering the ecology and behaviour of North American black bears, this volume discusses such topics as: home ranges and home range estimators; predicting habitat quality and use of home ranges; food abundance and variation in home range size; and territories and home ranges.

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