Ringed seal Phoca hispida fright behaviour caused by walrus Odobenus rosmarus
Other marine mammals tend to avoid walruses. The present paper describes two incidents of avoidance behaviour displayed by ringed seals in the presence of a walrus.
Published in: | Polar Research |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
1990
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Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2397 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v8i2.6825 |
Summary: | Other marine mammals tend to avoid walruses. The present paper describes two incidents of avoidance behaviour displayed by ringed seals in the presence of a walrus. |
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