Pup development and timing of pupping in harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina) in the St. Lawrence River estuary, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Dubé, Y, Hammill, M O, Barrette, C
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2003
• Subjects: harbour seal; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z02-231; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z02-231

Surveys to estimate the daily growth rate of harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) pups from birth to weaning and to determine the distribution of births were carried out from early May to late August 1998, 1999, and 2000 at two haulout areas in the St. Lawrence River estuary, Canada. Pups gained mass at a...