Winter Distribution of Ringed Seals ( Phoca hispida ) in the Barrow Strait Area, Northwest Territories, Determined by Underwater Vocalizations

In order to assess underice distribution of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in winter, we made recordings from 23 to 30 April 1982 at 32 sites chosen to represent different habitats in the High Arctic. By regressing the vocalization rate at each site against variables for habitat quality, we found that...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Main Authors: Calvert, Wendy, Stirling, Ian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f85-153
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f85-153