Développement du budget d'activité et du comportement de plongée chez le jeune phoque commun (Phoca vitulina) de l'Estuaire du Saint-Laurent au courant de la lactation

• Main Author: Lessard, Pierre-Etienne
• Other Authors: Turgeon, Julie, Hammill, M. O.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: French
• Published: Université Laval 2014
• Subjects: socio; hist; Lawrence River; common seal; harbour seal; Phoca vitulina; phoque commun
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/25299

Young mammals face a trade-off regarding the allocation of maternal energy: to build up body reserves or spend this energy to develop foraging skills. This study examined this conflict by monitoring growth and ontogeny of diving in 33 nursing harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) pups from the St. Lawrence...