A preliminary investigation of the effect of repeated pedestrian approaches to Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 205-211

  van Polanen Petel, Tamara ^a   Giese, Melissa ^b   Hindell, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural response; Habituation; Pedestrian activity; Repeated approaches; Weddell seals

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING; COLONY; HABITUATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PEDESTRIAN; PINNIPED; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII;

EID: 42949132843     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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