Body mass and behaviour of stranded harbour seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina) pups during the peak pupping season in Co. Down, north-east Ireland
Concerns have recently been raised as to whether small harbour seal pups found alone are genuine 'orphans', i.e. pups permanently separated from their mother. We present records of body mass and behaviour of pups live-stranding on the coast of north-east Ireland, between 1995 and 2016. Pup...
Published in: | Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Royal Irish Academy
2021
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Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530804/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3318/bioe.2021.03 |