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ArticleJournal of mammalogy2026

Exaggerated signaling in a solitary mammal: evidence from brown bears (

Vincenzo Penteriani, Alfonso Hartasánchez, Carla Osterburg, Rafael Benjumea, Enrique González-Bernardo, Héctor Ruiz-Villar, Ana Morales-González, David Cañedo, Juan Díaz, María Del Mar Delgado

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Vincenzo PenterianiNational Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN), Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9333-7846
Alfonso HartasánchezFAPAS Fondo para la Protección de los Animales Salvajes, Asturias, Spain.
Carla OsterburgStiftung NordWest Natur, Bremen, Germany.
Rafael BenjumeaInstitute for Biodiversity Research, Campus de Mieres, Edificio de Investigación, Mieres, Spain.
Enrique González-BernardoDepartment of Zoology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Héctor Ruiz-VillarDepartamento de Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental, Área de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad de León, León, Spain.
Ana Morales-GonzálezDepartment of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana, C.S.I.C, Seville, Spain.
David CañedoConsejería de Fomento, Cooperación Local y Prevención de Incendios, Dirección General de Custodia del Territorio e Interior, Servicio de Agentes Mediombientales Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
Juan DíazConsejería de Fomento, Cooperación Local y Prevención de Incendios, Dirección General de Custodia del Territorio e Interior, Servicio de Agentes Mediombientales Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
María Del Mar DelgadoInstitute for Biodiversity Research, Campus de Mieres, Edificio de Investigación, Mieres, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Potential exaggeration in animal communication, though rare, challenges assumptions about the reliability of communication systems. While signals typically convey accurate information, some individuals may exaggerate their traits to gain competitive or reproductive advantages. Among mammals, scent and visual marks are primary communication modes, generally constrained by anatomy and expected to reflect body size honestly. However, manipulating these signals could help subadult or subordinate individuals avoid larger rivals. Using Cantabrian brown bears (

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animal communicationBrown Beardeceptionexaggerated signalinghonest signalingUrsus arctos

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