The smell of success: Reproductive success related to rub behavior in brown bears.
Several species of bears are known to rub deliberately against trees and other objects, but little is known about why bears rub. Patterns in rubbing behavior of male and female brown bears (Ursus arctos) suggest that scent marking via rubbing functions to communicate among potential mates or competi...
Main Authors: | Andrea T Morehouse, Anne E Loosen, Tabitha A Graves, Mark S Boyce |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247964 |
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