Predation of harbour porpoises (phocoena phocoena) by grey seals (halichoerus grypus) in wales

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 188-191

  Stringell, Thomas ^a   Hill, Dave ^b   Rees, Dafydd ^b   Rees, Ffion ^b   Rees, Padrig ^c   Morgan, Greg ^d   Morgan, Lisa ^d   Morris, Ceri ^a  

^a Natural Resources Wales ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Voyages of Discovery and Quinquari Marine   (United Kingdom)

^c Thousand Islands Expeditions   (United Kingdom)

^d RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PINNIPED; PREDATION; WHALE;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 84956653672     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.41.2.2015.188     Document Type: Article

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