Determinants of male reproductive success in American black bears

By C. M. Costello, S. Creel, Steven T. Kalinowski, N. Vu, H. Quigley. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2009

86 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics

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In Ecology

1. A. Derocher
2. A. Zedrosser
3. J. Aars
4. Magnus Andersen
5. Ø. Wiig
6. Jon E. Swenson
7. Sam Steyaert
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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. Sam Steyaert
2. Jon E. Swenson
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In Genetics

1. Jon E. Swenson
2. Magnus Andersen
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Citations in the corpus

• The mating system of the brown bear Ursus arctos (2012, background): “1995a, Fagen & Fagen 1996), and on the population density, which may affect male black bear mating strategies (Costello et al. 2009).”
• Sexual dimorphism and the mating ecology of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at Svalbard (2010, background): “Similar findings of intense male-male competition during the breeding season were also reported for black bears (Costello et al. 2009) and brown bears (Craighead et al.”
• Seasonal migrations of black bears (Ursus americanus): causes and consequences (2011, background): “Males that increase growth in the fall may enhance the likelihood of siring cubs the following spring (Kovach and Powell 2003; Costello et al. 2009).”