Pup Mortality in a Rapidly Declining Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) Population

The harbour seal population in Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland, has reduced by 65% between 2001 and 2010. The cause(s) of this decline are unknown but must affect the demographic parameters of the population. Here, satellite telemetry data were used to test the hypothesis that increased pup...

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Main Authors: Hanson, Nora, Thompson, Dave, Duck, Callan, Moss, Simon, Lonergan, Mike
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3842331/