Movements and foraging areas of grey seals in the North Sea

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 573-590

  McConnell, B J ^a   Fedak, M A ^a   Lovell, P ^a   Hammond, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Farnes; Fisheries; Halichoerus grypus; Haul out; Sandeel; Sediment type; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; MOVEMENT; PINNIPED;

NORTH SEA;

HALICHOERES GRYPUS; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS;

EID: 0032853570     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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