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Chapter 12 - Brown Bear (Ursus arctos; Eurasia)

from Part II - Species Accounts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2020

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Jon E. Swenson ,
Hüseyin Ambarlı ,
Jon M. Arnemo ,
Leonid Baskin ,
Paolo Ciucci ,
Pjotr I. Danilov ,
Miguel Delibes ,
Marcus Elfström ,
Alina L. Evans  and
Claudio Groff
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Vincenzo Penteriani  and
Mario Melletti
Vincenzo Penteriani
Affiliation:
Spanish Council of Scientific Research (CSIC)
Mario Melletti
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WPSG (Wild Pig Specialist Group) IUCN SSC
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Summary

This chapter comprises the following sections: names, taxonomy, subspecies and distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, movements and home range, activity patterns, feeding ecology, reproduction and growth, behavior, parasites and diseases, status in the wild, and status in captivity.

Keywords

brown bear, Ursus arctos, taxonomy, distribution, habitat, behavior, conservation, status, Eurasia
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Bears of the World
Ecology, Conservation and Management
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Print publication year: 2020

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