Short-term movements of radio-tagged harbor seals in New England

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Waring, Gordon T ^a   Gilbert, James R ^b   Loftin, James ^b   Cabana, Nicole ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 33646151178     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2006)13[1:SMORHS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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