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Costs of locomotion in polar bears: when do the costs outweigh the benefits of chasing down terrestrial prey?
Trade-offs between locomotory costs and foraging gains are key elements in determining constraints on predator–prey interactions. One intriguing example involves polar bears pursuing snow geese on land. As climate change forces polar bears to spend more time ashore, they may need to expend more ener...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5066388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27757238 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cow045 |