Increased vigilance toward unfamiliar humans by harbor (Phoca vitulina) and gray (Halichoerus grypus) seals

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 575-583

  Taylor, Allison A ^a   Davis, Hank ^a   Boyle, Glenn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Gray seal; Habituation; Halichoerus grypus; Harbor seal; Human animal interactions; Orientation behavior; Phoca vitulina

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY; SEAL; VIGILANCE;

HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCA VITULINA;

EID: 0031803780     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00743.x     Document Type: Article

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