Movements and site fidelity of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in Kattegat, Denmark, with implications for the epidemiology of the phocine distemper virus

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 186-195

  Dietz, Rune ^a   Teilmann, Jonas ^a   Andersen, Signe M ^a,b   Rigét, Frank ^a   Olsen, Morten T ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

age related seasonal behaviour; area use; dispersal; distribution; harbour seal; haul out site; kernel home range; PDV spreading; Phoca vitulina; satellite telemetry

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; DISPERSAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENE FLOW; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; PINNIPED; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SITE FIDELITY; TAGGING; VIRUS;

ANHOLT; DENMARK; KATTEGAT; MIDTJYLLAND; SWEDEN;

CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCINE DISTEMPER VIRUS;

EID: 84871242686     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss144     Document Type: Article

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