Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Yearly variation in fall movements of adult female American black bears (Ursus americanus) in central Ontario, Canada

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Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Poole, Sarah Kathleen, Thesis advisor (ths): Obbard, Martyn E., Thesis advisor (ths): Schaefer, James A., Degree committee member (dgc): Nocera, Joseph J., Degree committee member (dgc): Ray, Justina C., Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>I investigated site fidelity and habitat selection of American black bears (Ursus americanus) from 15 GPS-collared adult females in central Ontario, Canada over nine years. I used generalized linear mixed models to determine the factors affecting between-year variation in fall fidelity and the habitat selection in movement paths. I assessed second and third-order habitat preference by… more