A descriptive and quantitative comparison of the communication of grey seals, Halichoerus grypus, at three sites in the North Atlantic Ocean

• Main Author: Lawson, John W.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 1993
• Subjects: Rona; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/4208/; https://research.library.mun.ca/4208/1/Lawson_JohnWarren2.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/4208/3/Lawson_JohnWarren2.pdf

Detailed, comparative studies of pinnipeds are rare, particularly between breeding and non-breeding groups of phocids. During 1988 and 1989 I observed two breeding colonies of the land-breeding grey seal, Halichoerus grypus, at North Rona, Scotland (59° 08’ N; 5° 49' W), and Sable Island, Nova...