Status of the Lacs des Loups Marins Harbour Seal, Phoca vitulina mellonae, in Canada

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 270-276

  Smith, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Freshwater seals; Harbour Seal; Lacs des Loups Marins; Northern Quebec; Phoca vitulina; Phocidae; Phoque commun; Pinniped

Indexed keywords

PHOCA VITULINA;

CONSERVATION STATUS; GEOGRAPHICAL ISOLATION; HARBOUR SEAL; LACS DES LOUPS MARINS HARBOUR SEAL;

CANADA, QUEBEC, LOWER SEAL LAKES;

EID: 0030614143     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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