bears: Bear Rubbing

bearsR Documentation

Bear Rubbing

Description

Number of offspring and rubbing behavior of bears.

Usage

bears

Format

A data frame with 87 observations of 4 variables

albeta_offspring_id

Unique ID of bear

sex

F or M

mates

number of mates the bear had

offspring

number of offspring the bear had

num_rubs

standardized number of rub objects that the bear rubbed on

num_occasion

standardized number of occasions the bear rubbed on an object

rel_age

age of bear determined by number of generations of offspring, standardized

This data is used to investigate why bears rub on things. From the authors: "Several species of bears are known to rub deliberately against trees and other objects, but little is known about why bears rub. Patterns in rubbing behavior of male and female brown bears (Ursus arctos) suggest that scent marking via rubbing functions to communicate among potential mates or competitors."

Source

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0247964


speegled/bayeta documentation built on May 12, 2024, 2:09 p.m.