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Early primiparity in brown bears

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We documented 2 cases of unusually early primiparity in brown bearsUrsus arctos Linneaus, 1758 in an introduced population in central Austria. Two females gave birth at the age of 3 years.

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  1. Institute for Wildlife Biology and Game Management, Agricultural University of Vienna, Peter-Jordan Strasse 76, 1190, Vienna

    Andreas Zedrosser

  2. Department for Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Agricultural University of Norway, Pb. 5003, 1432 Ås, Norway

    Andreas Zedrosser

  3. World Wide Fund for Nature, Austria, Ottakringer Str. 114-116, A-1160, Vienna, Austria

    Georg Rauer

  4. Laboratory of Molecular Systematics, Museum of Natural History Vienna, Burgring 7, A-1014, Vienna, Austria

    Luise Kruckenhauser

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Zedrosser, A., Rauer, G. & Kruckenhauser, L. Early primiparity in brown bears. Acta Theriol 49, 427–432 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03192540

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