• Hunting regulation favors slow life histories in a large carnivore 

      Van de Walle, Joanie; Pigeon, Gabriel; Zedrosser, Andreas; Swenson, Jon; Pelletier, Fanie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      As an important extrinsic source of mortality, harvest should select for fast reproduction and accelerated life histories. However, if vulnerability to harvest depends upon female reproductive status, patterns of selectivity ...
    • Insights in the regulation of trimetylamine N-oxide production using a comparative biomimetic approach suggest a metabolic switch in hibernating bears 

      Ebert, Thomas; Painer, Johanna; Bergman, Peter; Qureshi, Abdul Rashid; Giroud, Sylvain; Stalder, Gabrielle; Kublickiene, Karolina; Göritz, Frank; Vetter, Sebastian G.; Bieber, Claudia; Fröbert, Ole; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Zedrosser, Andreas; Redtenbacher, Irene; Shiels, Paul; Johnson, Richard J.; Stenvinkel, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Experimental studies suggest involvement of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) in the aetiology of cardiometabolic diseases and chronic kidney disease (CKD), in part via metabolism of ingested food. Using a comparative biomimetic ...
    • The interplay between hunting rate, hunting selectivity, and reproductive strategies shapes population dynamics of a large carnivore 

      Van de Walle, Joanie; Pelletier, Fanie; Zedrosser, Andreas; Swenson, Jon; Jenouvrier, Stéphanie; Bischof, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      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. ...
    • Landscape of fear or landscape of food? Moose hunting triggers an antipredator response in brown bears 

      Brown, Ludovick; Zedrosser, Andreas; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Fuchs, Boris; Kindberg, Jonas; Pelletier, Fanie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Hunters can affect the behavior of wildlife by inducing a landscape of fear, selecting individuals with specific traits, or altering resource availability across the landscape. Most research investigating the influence of ...
    • Litter loss triggers estrus in a nonsocial seasonal breeder 

      Steyaert, Sam; Swenson, Jon; Zedrosser, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Sexually selected infanticide (SSI) is often presumed to be rare among seasonal breeders, because it would require a near immediate return to estrus after the loss of an entire litter during the mating season. We evaluated ...
    • Metabolic reprogramming involving glycolysis in the hibernating brown bear skeletal muscle 

      Chazarin, Blandine; Storey, Kenneth B.; Ziemianin, Anna; Chanon, Stéphanie; Plumel, M.; Chery, Isabelle; Durand, Christine; Evans, Alina; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Zedrosser, Andreas; Swenson, Jon; Gauquelin-Koch, Guillemette; Simon, Chantal; Blanche, Stephane; Lefai, Etienne; Bertile, Fabrice (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background In mammals, the hibernating state is characterized by biochemical adjustments, which include metabolic rate depression and a shift in the primary fuel oxidized from carbohydrates to lipids. A number of studies ...
    • Movement and habitat selection of a large carnivore in response to human infrastructure differs by life stage 

      Thorsen, Neri Horntvedt; Hansen, Jennifer Eve; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Kindberg, Jonas; Zedrosser, Andreas; Frank, Shane (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: The movement extent of mammals is influenced by human-modified areas, which can affect population demographics. Understanding how human infrastructure influences movement at different life stages is important ...
    • National Parks in Northern Sweden as Refuges for Illegal Killing of Large Carnivores 

      Rauset, Geir Rune; Andrén, Henrik; Swenson, Jon; Samelius, Gustaf; Segerström, Peter; Zedrosser, Andreas; Persson, Jens (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Large protected areas are often considered to be as important as population size in reducing extinction risk for large carnivores. However, the effectiveness of protected areas for large carnivore survival has rarely been ...
    • Phylogeography, genetic diversity, and connectivity of brown bear populations in Central Asia 

      Tumendemberel, Odbayar; Zedrosser, Andreas; Proctor, Michael F.; Reynolds, Harry V.; Adams, Jennifer R.; Sullivan, Jack M.; Jacobs, Sarah J.; Khorloojav, Tumennasan; Tserenbataa, Tuya; Batmunkh, Mijiddorj; Swenson, Jon; Waits, Lisette P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Knowledge of genetic diversity and population structure is critical for conservation and management planning at the population level within a species’ range. Many brown bear populations in Central Asia are small and ...
    • Proteolysis inhibition by hibernating bear serum leads to increased protein content in human muscle cells 

      Chanon, Stéphanie; Chazarin, Blandine; Toubhans, Benoit; Durand, Christine; Chery, Isabelle; Robert, Maud; Vieille-Marchiset, Aurélie; Swenson, Jon; Zedrosser, Andreas; Evans, Alina; Brunberg, Sven; Arnemo, Jon Martin; Gauquelin-Koch, Guillemette; Storey, Kenneth B.; Simon, Chantal; Blanc, Stéphane; Bertile, Fabrice; Lefai, Etienne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Muscle atrophy is one of the main characteristics of human ageing and physical inactivity, with resulting adverse health outcomes. To date, there are still no efficient therapeutic strategies for its prevention and/or ...
    • Scent-sniffing dogs can discriminate between native Eurasian and invasive North American beavers 

      Rosell, Frank; Cross, Hannah; Johnsen, Christin Beate; Sundell, Janne; Zedrosser, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The invasion of a species can cause population reduction or extinction of a similar native species due to replacement competition. There is a potential risk that the native Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) may eventually be ...
    • Seasonal and annual variation in the diet of brown bears Ursus arctos in the boreal forest of southcentral Sweden 

      Stenset, Nina Emilie; Lutnæs, Paul Antoni Nilsen; Bjarnadóttir, Valgerður; Dahle, Bjørn Steinar; Fossum, Kristin Høivik; Jigsved, Patrick; Johansen, Thomas; Neumann, Wiebke; Opseth, Ole; Rønning, Oddmund; Steyaert, Sam; Zedrosser, Andreas; Brunberg, Sven; Swenson, Jon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Understanding a species' feeding ecology is essential for successful management and conservation, because food abundance can influence body mass, survival, reproductive success, movements, and habitat use. We describe ...
    • Seasonal and diel movement patterns of brown bears in a population in southeastern Europe 

      Bogdanović, Neda; Hertel, Anne G.; Zedrosser, Andreas; Paunović, Milan; Plećaš, Milan; Ćirović, Duško (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Most animals concentrate their movement into certain hours of the day depending on drivers such as photoperiod, ambient temperature, inter- or intraspecific competition, and predation risk. The main activity periods of ...
    • Social environment shapes female settlement decisions in a solitary carnivore 

      Hansen, Jennifer Eve; Hertel, Anne Gabriela; Frank, Shane C.; Kindberg, Jonas; Zedrosser, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      How and where a female selects an area to settle and breed is of central importance in dispersal and population ecology as it governs range expansion and gene flow. Social structure and organization have been shown to ...
    • Sociodemographic factors modulate the spatial response of brown bears to vacancies created by hunting 

      Frank, Shane C.; Leclerc, Martin; Pelletier, Fanie; Rosell, Frank; Swenson, Jon; Bischof, Richard; Kindberg, Jonas; Eiken, Hans Geir; Hagen, Snorre; Zedrosser, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      1. There is a growing recognition of the importance of indirect effects from hunting on wildlife populations, e.g. social and behavioural changes due to harvest, which occur after the initial offtake. Nonetheless, little ...
    • Temporal effects of hunting on foraging behavior of an apex predator: Do bears forego foraging when risk is high? 

      Hertel, Anne Gabriela; Zedrosser, Andreas; Mysterud, Atle; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Steyaert, Sam; Swenson, Jon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Avoiding predators most often entails a food cost. For the Scandinavian brown bear (Ursus arctos), the hunting season coincides with the period of hyperphagia. Hunting mortality risk is not uniformly distributed throughout ...
    • Toxic elements in arctic and sub-arctic brown bears: Blood concentrations of As, Cd, Hg and Pb in relation to diet, age, and human footprint 

      Fuchs, Boris; Joly, Kyle; Hilderbrand, Grant V.; Evans, Alina; Rodushkin, Ilia; Mangipane, Lindsey S.; Mangipane, Buck A.; Gustine, David D.; Zedrosser, Andreas; Brown, Ludovick; Arnemo, Jon Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Contamination with arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) is a global concern impairing resilience of organisms and ecosystems. Proximity to emission sources increases exposure risk but remoteness does not ...
    • Walking on the Dark Side: Anthropogenic Factors Limit Suitable Habitat for Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) in a Large Natural Area Covering Belarus and Ukraine 

      Kudrenko, Svitlana; Fenchuk, Viktar; Vollering, Julien Martin Marie; Zedrosser, Andreas; Selva, Nuria; Ostapowicz, Katarzyna Anna; Beasley, James C.; Heurich, Marco Dietmar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Due to successful conservation initiatives and legislations, the grey wolf (Canis lupus) is re-colonising its historic range in Europe. However, wolves have never been extirpated across large areas in Eastern Europe but ...