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Ontogeny shapes individual dietary specialization in female European brown bears (Ursus arctos).
Nature communications - 29 Nov 2024
Hertel Anne G, Albrecht Jörg, Selva Nuria, Sergiel Agnieszka, Hobson Keith A, Janz David M, Mulch Andreas, Kindberg Jonas, Hansen Jennifer E, Frank Shane C, Zedrosser Andreas, Mueller Thomas
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Individual dietary specialization, where individuals occupy a subset of a population's wider dietary niche, is a key factor determining a species resilience against environmental change. However, the ontogeny of individual specialization, as well as associated underlying social learning, genetic, and environmental drivers, remain poorly understood. Using a multigenerational dataset of female European brown bears...
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