Haulout patterns of grey seals Halichoerus grypus in the Baltic Sea

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-47

  Sjöberg, Mikael ^a   McConnell, Bernie ^b   Fedak, Mike ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Diel pattern; Grey seal; Halichoerus grypus; Haulout pattern; Satellite telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GRYPUS; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 2442736259     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1999.007     Document Type: Article

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