Essays about: "Brown bear"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words Brown bear.

  1. 1. A bear-y strong comeback: Investigating temporal genomic consequences of a recent demographic bottleneck in the Scandinavian brown bear

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Amanda Lindahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Evolutionary biology; ancient DNA; bottleneck; whole-genome sequencing;

    Abstract : The Scandinavian brown bear went through a severe bottleneck due to human actions in the early 1900’s that reduced the population to low numbers. After protective measures were taken, the population recovered and today it consists of around 3000 individuals. READ MORE

  3. 2. Rovdjursjakt i Västerbotten : ”Jag umgås bara med folk som jagar”

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Rebecca Rännar Jensen; [2023]
    Keywords : rovdjursjakt; rovdjur; jakt; socialt kapital; tillit;

    Abstract : Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur jägares sociala kapital påverkar drivkrafter och möjligheten till att jaga stora rovdjur. Den stora rovdjursjaktens vara eller icke vara är en känslig fråga i samhällsdebatten. READ MORE

  4. 3. Bear in mind! A study about the effect of bear predation on the choice of calving site and site fidelity by female moose in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Lisa Dijkgraaf; [2022]
    Keywords : moose Alces alces ; brown bear Ursus arctos ; predation; calving site; site fidelity;

    Abstract : Selecting a suitable calving site is important for ungulates, especially when predators are present. Brown bears (Ursus arctos) predate on moose calves (Alces alces) and therefore influence the reproductive success of the moose. READ MORE

  5. 4. Geographical expansion rate of a brown bear population in Fennoscandia and the factors explaining the directional variations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Lisbet Hougaard Baklid; [2022]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; brown bear; expansion rate; Ursus arctos; Fennoscandia; Sweden; barrier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The brown bears, Ursus arctos L., in the Scandinavian peninsula were distributed in almost all counties before aimed reduction during the 1700-1900s (Swenson et al. 1995). From 1981-2013 the population increased more than five times (Chapron et al. READ MORE

  6. 5. Födosöksbeteende och aktivitet hos brunbjörn (Ursus arctos) vid användning av två olika utfodringsmetoder

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Ellen Vinnerheim; [2022]
    Keywords : Brunbjörn; ; ; ; ; ; ; Ursus; födosök; aktivitet; utfodring; djurpark; utspritt foder;

    Abstract : The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is an omnivore that spends a lot of its time foraging in the wild. In zoos, the brown bear's foraging behaviour and activity level is depending on the management. To stimulate the brown bears to express their natural behaviours the zookeepers can feed the bears in a way that makes the bears forage for a long time. READ MORE