Abiotic and biotic factors affecting the denning behaviors in Asiatic black bears Ursus thibetanus

• Published in: Journal of mammalogy Vol. 97; no. 1; pp. 128 - 134
• Main Authors: Yamamoto, Toshiaki, Tamatani, Hiroo, Tanaka, Junpei, Oshima, Gen, Mura, Serina, Koyama, Masaru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US American Society of Mammalogists 20.01.2016; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Abiotic factors; Asiatic black bear; Bears; Biotic factors; den emergence; den entry; Denning behavior; denning period; FEATURE ARTICLES; Habitats; mast; Mongolian oak; Statistics; Temperature; denning period; Mongolian oak; den entry; den emergence; Asiatic black bear; mast

For bears, numerous associations between biotic and abiotic factors have been reported to correlate with the timing of den entry and emergence; however, an analysis showing which factors influence the timing of den entry and emergence has not been performed enough. In this study, a generalized linea...