Growth and reproduction by young urban and rural black bears
JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY, 102(4), 1165–1173.
author keywords: black bears; litter size; mast production; primiparity; reproductive ecology; urban wildlife; Ursus americanus
TL;DR:
It is hypothesize that reproduction by 2-year-old bears is linked to the availability of anthropogenic food sources associated with urban environments and urban bear populations may be source populations for surrounding, rural areas.
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