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Aquatic behaviour of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in an increasingly ice-free Arctic

Polar bears are ice-associated marine mammals that are known to swim and dive, yet their aquatic behaviour is poorly documented. Reductions in Arctic sea ice are clearly a major threat to this species, but understanding polar bears’ potential behavioural plasticity with respect to the ongoing change...

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Autores principales: Lone, Karen, Kovacs, Kit M., Lydersen, Christian, Fedak, Mike, Andersen, Magnus, Lovell, Philip, Aars, Jon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6018667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29946080
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27947-4