The interplay between hunting rate, hunting selectivity, and reproductive strategies shapes population dynamics of a large carnivore.

ABSTRACT: Harvest, through its intensity and regulation, often results in selection on female reproductive traits. Changes in female traits can have demographic consequences, as they are fundamental in shaping population dynamics. It is thus imperative to understand and quantify the demographic consequences of changes in female reproductive traits to better understand and anticipate population trajectories under different harvest intensities and regulations. Here, using a dynamic, frequency-dependent, population model of the intensively hunted brown bear (Ursus arctos) population in Sweden, we quantify and compare population responses to changes in four reproductive traits susceptible to harvest-induced selection: litter size, weaning age, age at first reproduction, and annual probability to

SUBMITTER: Van de Walle J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8549626 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature