Nocturnal haul-out patterns of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) related to airborne noise levels in Bellingham, Washington, USA

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-174

  Acevedo Gutiérrez, Alejandro ^a   Cendejas Zarelli, Sara ^a,b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Harbor seals; Haul out behavior; Human disturbance; In air noise; Nocturnal behavior; Phoca vitulina

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PINNIPED; URBAN AREA;

BELLINGHAM; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA;

EID: 79960830811     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.37.2.2011.167     Document Type: Article

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