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    An experimental investigation of chemical communication in the polar bear

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    Issue Date
    2015
    Author
    Owen, Megan A.
    Swaisgood, Ronald R.
    Slocomb, C.
    Amstrup, Steven C.
    Durner, G. M.
    Simac, Kristin S.
    Pessier, Allan P.
    Subject
    POLAR BEARS
    WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
    CLIMATE CHANGE
    SCENT MARKING
    CANADA
    ZOOS
    BREEDING
    Journal title
    Journal of Zoology
    Volume
    295
    Issue
    1
    Begin page
    36
    End page
    43
    
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    DOI
    10.1111/jzo.12181
    Alternative link
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jzo.12181/abstract
    Abstract
    The polar bear (Ursus maritimus), with its wide-ranging movements, solitary existence and seasonal reproduction, is expected to favor chemosignaling over other communication modalities….These results suggest that pedal scent, regardless of origin, conveys information to conspecifics that may facilitate social and reproductive behavior, and that chemical communication in this species has been adaptively shaped by environmental constraints of its habitat. However, continuously distributed scent signals necessary for breeding behavior may prove less effective if current and future environmental conditions cause disruption of scent trails due to increased fracturing of sea ice.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12634/439
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    © 2014 The Zoological Society of London
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1111/jzo.12181
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