Denning in brown bears

Abstract Hibernation represents an adaptation for coping with unfavorable environmental conditions. For brown bears Ursus arctos, hibernation is a critical period as pronounced temporal reductions in several physiological functions occur. Here, we review the three main aspects of brown bear denning:...

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Main Authors: Enrique González‐Bernardo, Luca Francesco Russo, Esther Valderrábano, Ángel Fernández, Vincenzo Penteriani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-07-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6372