SELECTIVE FORAGING FOR ANTHROPOGENIC RESOURCES BY BLACK BEARS: MINIVANS IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

被引：9

作者：

Breck, Stewart W. ^{[1
]}

Lance, Nathan ^{[1
]}

Seher, Victoria ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Wildlife Serv, USDA, Natl Wildlife Res Ctr, Ft Collins, CO 80521 USA

[2] Yosemite Natl Pk, Yosemite, CA 95389 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY | 2009年 / 90卷 / 05期

基金：

美国农业部;

关键词：

black bear; conflict; humans; minivan; resource selection; Ursus americanus; Yosemite National Park; CARNIVORES; MANAGEMENT;

D O I：

10.1644/08-MAMM-A-056.1

中图分类号：

Q95 [动物学];

学科分类号：

071002 ;

摘要：

Black bears (Ursus americanus) forage selectively in natural environments. To determine if bears also forage selectively for anthropogenic resources we analyzed data on vehicles broken into by bears from Yosemite National Park, California. We classified vehicles into 9 categories based on their make and model and collected data on use (2001-2007) and availability (2004-2005). From 2001 to 2007 bears broke into 908 vehicles at the following rates: minivan (26.0%), sport-utility vehicle (22.5%), small car (17.1%), sedan (13.7%), truck (11.9%), van (4.2%), sports car (1.7%), coupe (1.7%), and station wagon (1.4%). Only use of minivans (29%) during 2004-2005 was significantly higher than expected (7%). We discuss several competing hypotheses about why bears selected minivans.

引用

页码：1041 / 1044

页数：4

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