Does Learning or Instinct Shape Habitat Selection?

摘要: Habitat selection is an important behavioural process widely studied for its population-level effects. Models of habitat are, however, often fit without a mechanistic consideration. Here, we investigated whether patterns in result from instinct or learning population grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) Alberta, Canada. We found that and relatedness were positively correlated female during the fall season, with trend spring, but not any season males. This suggests learned behaviour because males do participate parental care: genetically predetermined (instinct) would have resulted correlations both sexes. Geographic distance home range overlap among animals did alter indicating dispersal spatial autocorrelation had little effect on observed trends. These results suggest are partly their mothers, which could implications translocation wildlife to novel environments.