Variation in harp sea pup vocalisations and mother-pup behaviour between whelping patches in the Atlantic West-ice and the Canadian Front: effects of climate or geography?
Harp seals breed in pack-ice, a substrate which can vary substantially between whelping patches depending on differing environmental and oceanographic conditions. This study demonstrates clear site differences in pup vocalizations and mother pup behaviour between Northeast (Greenland Sea) and Northw...
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:18294 2023-05-15T16:24:05+02:00 Variation in harp sea pup vocalisations and mother-pup behaviour between whelping patches in the Atlantic West-ice and the Canadian Front: effects of climate or geography? van Opzeeland, Ilse Corkeron, P. J. Risch, D. Stenson, G. B. Van Parijs, S. M. 2007 https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/18294/ https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.28850 unknown van Opzeeland, I. , Corkeron, P. J. , Risch, D. , Stenson, G. B. and Van Parijs, S. M. (2007) Variation in harp sea pup vocalisations and mother-pup behaviour between whelping patches in the Atlantic West-ice and the Canadian Front: effects of climate or geography? , 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa. November 29 - December 3 . hdl:10013/epic.28850 EPIC317th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa. November 29 - December 3, 2007 p. Conference notRev 2007 ftawi 2021-12-24T15:32:31Z Harp seals breed in pack-ice, a substrate which can vary substantially between whelping patches depending on differing environmental and oceanographic conditions. This study demonstrates clear site differences in pup vocalizations and mother pup behaviour between Northeast (Greenland Sea) and Northwest (Canadian Front) Atlantic harp seal populations. Classification trees showed a distinctive split between Front and Greenland Sea pup vocalisations. No clear sex differentiation in vocalizations was present for pups at the Front; 42% (n = 12) of male and 38% (n = 13) of female calls could be attributed to a given individual. In the Greenland Sea, 55% (n = 42) of female vocalisations were attributed to individuals compared with only 8% for males (n = 47). In addition behavioural observations of mother pup pairs were conducted (Front, n = 58; Greenland Sea, n = 78). Greenland Sea pups were found to nurse more, and were more alert than Front pups. Female attendance patterns also differed between sites: females at the Front were more likely to attend their pups than those in the Greenland Sea. This marked difference in female presence between sites could have several origins such as variability in ice conditions, predation pressure, or female condition. Conference Object Greenland Greenland Sea Harp Seal Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) Greenland |
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Harp seals breed in pack-ice, a substrate which can vary substantially between whelping patches depending on differing environmental and oceanographic conditions. This study demonstrates clear site differences in pup vocalizations and mother pup behaviour between Northeast (Greenland Sea) and Northwest (Canadian Front) Atlantic harp seal populations. Classification trees showed a distinctive split between Front and Greenland Sea pup vocalisations. No clear sex differentiation in vocalizations was present for pups at the Front; 42% (n = 12) of male and 38% (n = 13) of female calls could be attributed to a given individual. In the Greenland Sea, 55% (n = 42) of female vocalisations were attributed to individuals compared with only 8% for males (n = 47). In addition behavioural observations of mother pup pairs were conducted (Front, n = 58; Greenland Sea, n = 78). Greenland Sea pups were found to nurse more, and were more alert than Front pups. Female attendance patterns also differed between sites: females at the Front were more likely to attend their pups than those in the Greenland Sea. This marked difference in female presence between sites could have several origins such as variability in ice conditions, predation pressure, or female condition. |
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van Opzeeland, Ilse Corkeron, P. J. Risch, D. Stenson, G. B. Van Parijs, S. M. |
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van Opzeeland, Ilse Corkeron, P. J. Risch, D. Stenson, G. B. Van Parijs, S. M. Variation in harp sea pup vocalisations and mother-pup behaviour between whelping patches in the Atlantic West-ice and the Canadian Front: effects of climate or geography? |
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van Opzeeland, Ilse Corkeron, P. J. Risch, D. Stenson, G. B. Van Parijs, S. M. |
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van Opzeeland, Ilse |
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Variation in harp sea pup vocalisations and mother-pup behaviour between whelping patches in the Atlantic West-ice and the Canadian Front: effects of climate or geography? |
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Variation in harp sea pup vocalisations and mother-pup behaviour between whelping patches in the Atlantic West-ice and the Canadian Front: effects of climate or geography? |
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Variation in harp sea pup vocalisations and mother-pup behaviour between whelping patches in the Atlantic West-ice and the Canadian Front: effects of climate or geography? |
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Variation in harp sea pup vocalisations and mother-pup behaviour between whelping patches in the Atlantic West-ice and the Canadian Front: effects of climate or geography? |
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Variation in harp sea pup vocalisations and mother-pup behaviour between whelping patches in the Atlantic West-ice and the Canadian Front: effects of climate or geography? |
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variation in harp sea pup vocalisations and mother-pup behaviour between whelping patches in the atlantic west-ice and the canadian front: effects of climate or geography? |
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EPIC317th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa. November 29 - December 3, 2007 p. |
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van Opzeeland, I. , Corkeron, P. J. , Risch, D. , Stenson, G. B. and Van Parijs, S. M. (2007) Variation in harp sea pup vocalisations and mother-pup behaviour between whelping patches in the Atlantic West-ice and the Canadian Front: effects of climate or geography? , 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa. November 29 - December 3 . hdl:10013/epic.28850 |
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