Behaviour of harbour seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina) pups in Dundrum Bay, north-east Ireland, during transition from filial dependency to weaning
The behavioural transition from filial dependence to weaning in harbour seal pups is poorly understood. Here we trace progressive changes in pup behaviour with the mother at two pupping sites in Dundrum Bay, north-east Ireland, and describe the behaviour of ‘lone pups’ in their mothers' absence...
| Published in: | Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Royal Irish Academy
2020
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| Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/529477/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3318/bioe.2020.17 |