Physiological reactions to capture in hibernating brown bears
Author(s) -
Alina L. Evans,
Navinder J. Singh,
Boris Fuchs,
Stéphane Blanc,
Andrea Friebe,
Timothy G. Laske,
Ole Frøbert,
Jon E. Swenson,
Jon M. Arnemo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cow061
Subject(s) - ursus , hibernation (computing) , biology , torpor , metabolic rate , population , disturbance (geology) , energy expenditure , zoology , ecology , thermoregulation , demography , endocrinology , state (computer science) , paleontology , algorithm , sociology , computer science
Researchers around the world capture bears of many species in their winter dens for a variety of purposes. Here, we found that brown bears had an arousal as a result of the captures and their hibernation was disrupted for several weeks.
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