The effects of climate change on harp seals (Pagophilus Groenlandicus)

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Johnston, David W ^a   Bowers, Matthew T ^a   Friedlaender, Ari S ^a   Lavigne, David M ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREEDING; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PAGOPHILUS GROENLANDICUS; SEA ICE; SEAL; TREND STUDY; ANIMAL; GEOGRAPHY; ICE COVER; MORTALITY; NORTH SEA; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TIME;

PHOCA GROENLANDICA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOGRAPHY; ICE COVER; NORTH SEA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEALS, EARLESS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84855410250     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029158     Document Type: Article

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