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SUBMITTER: Shimozuru M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5404773 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shimozuru Michito M Yamanaka Masami M Nakanishi Masanao M Moriwaki Jun J Mori Fumihiko F Tsujino Masakatsu M Shirane Yuri Y Ishinazaka Tsuyoshi T Kasai Shinsuke S Nose Takane T Masuda Yasushi Y Tsubota Toshio T
PloS one 20170425 4
Knowing the reproductive characteristics of a species is essential for the appropriate conservation and management of wildlife. In this study, we investigated the demographic parameters, including age of primiparity, litter size, inter-birth interval, reproductive rate, and cub survival rate, of Hokkaido brown bears (Ursus arctos yesoensis) in the Rusha area on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan, based on a long-term, individual-based monitoring survey. A total of 15 philopatric females we ...[more]