Geographical variation in temporal and spatial vocalization patterns of male harbour seals in the mating season

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1231-1239

  Van Parijs, Sofie M ^a   Hastie, Gordon D ^b   Thompson, Paul M ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VOCALIZATION;

PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0033451408     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1258     Document Type: Article

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