Age, body mass, mass change and dispersal distance of suckling and weaned grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups ...

• Main Authors: Jenssen, Bjørn Munro, Åsmul, Jill Ina, Ekker, Morten, Vongraven, Dag
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2010
• Subjects: Biological sample; International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY; Froan; Norway; International Polar Year; IPY
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.811713; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.811713

Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus, pups in the breeding colony at Froan, Norway, have a bimodal pattern of early aquatic behaviour. About 40% of the pups spend their time ashore to save energy, which can be allocated to growth or deposition of energy-rich adipose tissue. The other 60% of the pups enter...