• Stability of space use in Svalbard coastal female polar bears: Intra-individual variability and influence of kinship 

      Brun, Clément (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-06-01)
      Philopatry influences the distribution of animals and can lead to the formation of kinship-based population structures when relatedness among individuals is tightly linked to their proximity. Two different polar bear ecotypes exist in the Barents Sea sub-population: “coastal” bears and “offshore” bears. Coastal bears remain year-round within the Svalbard archipelago whereas offshore bears follow the ...
    • Stability of space use in svalbard coastal female polar bears: Intra-individual variability and influence of kinship 

      Brun, Clément; Blanchet, Marie-Anne; Ims, Rolf A.; Aars, Jon (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-28)
      Philopatry influences animal distribution and can lead to a kinship-based spatial structure, where proximity and relatedness are tightly linked. In the Barents Sea region, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of the coastal ecotype remain year-round within the Svalbard archipelago. This coastal strategy is thought to be stable across years; however, little is known about the intra-individual variability ...