SEASONAL OCCURRENCE AND MOVEMENTS OF SEALS IN NORTH‐WEST BRITAIN

• Published in: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
• Main Author: BOYD, J. MORTON
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1962
• Subjects: Copeland Islands; Mull; Sanda; common seal; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1962.tb05706.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1962.tb05706.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1962.tb05706.x; https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1962.tb05706.x

The breeding distribution of the grey seal ( Halichoerus grypus ) in north‐west Britain is well known. The general distribution of the common seal ( Phoca vitulina ) is not well known. The seasonal movements of seals in the area are unknown, though some postulates about them have been made. The work...