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Metabolic Rate, Body Composition, Foraging Success, Behavior, and GPS Locations of Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus), Beaufort Sea, Spring, 2014-2016 and Resting Energetics of an Adult Female Polar Bear
Data Download AK Science Portal | Project Site | Date Range: 2014 - 2016This data release comprises 4 datasets used to measure the field metabolic rate, body composition, foraging success, behavior, and movement patterns of 9 female polar bears on the sea ice of the Beaufort Sea in April, 2014-2016 as well as 1 dataset used to measure the energetic cost of resting in an adult female polar bear at the San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA. Wild bears were dosed with and had their blood analyzed for oxygen-18 and deuterium concentrations, equipped with GPS-enabled satellite video camera collars with tri-axial accelerometers, and blood was measured for serum urea and creatinine levels. The bear at the San Diego Zoo had her oxygen consumption measured while resting in a metabolic chamber.
Data sets included:
Archival Logger Data from Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) of the Southern Beaufort Sea by the USGS, April 2014-2016
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Behavior Data from Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Instrumented in the Southern Beaufort Sea with Video Camera Collars by the USGS in April 2014-2016
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GPS Location Data from Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Instrumented in the Southern Beaufort Sea with Video Camera Collars equipped with Satellite-linked GPS Receivers by the USGS in April 2014-2016
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Doubly-labeled Water, Deuterium Dilution, Body Mass, and Blood Biochemistry Data from Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Southern Beaufort Sea by the USGS in April 2014-2016
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Resting Metabolic Rates of a Captive Adult Female Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) at the San Diego Zoo
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Author(s): Pagano, A. M.Suggested Citation: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7XW4H0P .
Referenced Publication(s): Pagano, A. M., G. M. Durner, K. D. Rode, T. C. Atwood, S. N. Atkinson, E. Peacock, D. P. Costa, M. A. Owen, and T. M. Williams. 2018. High-energy, high-fat lifestyle challenges an Arctic apex predator, the polar bear. Science 359(6375):568-572. doi:10.1126/science.aan8677
Penk, S. R., P. Sadana, L. C. Archer, A. M. Pagano, M. R. L. Cattet, N. J. Lunn, G. W. Thiemann, and P. K. Molnár. 2023. A body composition model with multiple storage compartments for polar bears (Ursus maritimus ). Conservation Physiology 11:coad043. doi:10.1093/conphys/coad043
Pagano, A. M., K. D. Rode, and S. N. Atkinson. 2017. Evaluating methods to assess the body condition of female polar bears. Ursus 28(2):171-181. doi:10.2192/URSU-D-16-00029.1
Carnahan, A. M., A. M. Pagano, A. L. Christian, K. D. Rode, and C. T. Robbins. 2024. Ursids evolved dietary diversity without major alterations in metabolic rates. Scientific Reports 14:4751. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-55549-w
DataID: 174 | doi:10.5066/F7XW4H0P | Date Posted Online: 2018-01-08 | Last Updated: 2023-06-29 15:40:01
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