Prevalence of skull pathologies in European harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) during 1981–2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s13364-017-0340-2
Abstract: Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) inhabit the seas surrounding Denmark and are an important top predator in the marine food chain. This trophic position exposes them to environmental contaminants with disease epidemics and hunting being additional… read more here.
Keywords: prevalence skull; 1981 2014; phoca vitulina; harbor seals ... See more keywords
Improved estimates of digestion correction factors and passage rates for harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) prey in the northeast Atlantic
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DOI: 10.1111/mms.12436
Abstract: Diet composition in pinnipeds is widely estimated using hard prey remains recovered from feces. To estimate the size and number of prey represented in fecal samples accurately, digestion correction factors (DCFs) must be applied to… read more here.
Keywords: prey; correction factors; estimates digestion; vitulina prey ... See more keywords
Can harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) discriminate familiar conspecific calls after long periods of separation?
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12431
Abstract: The ability to discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar calls may play a key role in pinnipeds’ communication and survival, as in the case of mother-pup interactions. Vocal discrimination abilities have been suggested to be more… read more here.
Keywords: discriminate familiar; phoca vitulina; harbor seals; seals phoca ... See more keywords