Blar i forfatter Mastergradsoppgaver i biologi "Brun, Clément"
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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 ...