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Haul-Out Behaviour of the World's Northernmost Population of Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) throughout the Year

The harbour seal population in Svalbard occurs at the northernmost limit of the species' range. It experiences environmental extremes far beyond the norm for this species, including an extended period of polar night and extensive sea ice cover. In 2009 and 2010, 60 harbour seals (30 pups + 30 i...

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Autores principales: Hamilton, Charmain D., Lydersen, Christian, Ims, Rolf A., Kovacs, Kit M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3899210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24465867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086055

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