Social structures in Brown Bears

The research project focuses on getting new insights in the social behavior of Brown Bears. The social system of a species describes the pattern of relationships between and among individuals and social groups and how these are distributed across the landscape. Animal sociality can affect individual fitness, and vice-versa, and is often a crucial factor in population management and sustainable long-term conservation. As human presence, e.g., hunting, is affecting population dynamics, instable social structures within a population might strengthen this effect over time. Thus, advancing such knowledge further is paramount for the conservation and sustainable management of wildlife populations. The visit to Canada would allow the student to get in contact with renown social behavior researchers and would greatly extend his skills/understanding. By participating in symposiums, the student would be able to show his research and share his ideas with a large crowd. The stay would also make it possible to work closely with the PhD students Canadian supervisors, which will have benefits for the ongoing PhD project.

Faculty Supervisor:

Fanie Pelletier

Student:

Partner:

Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

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