Difference in Vigilance Rates Between Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Mothers with a Pup and Lone Adults

Knowing if rates of vigilance between mother harbor seals and lone adults (Phoca Vitulina) differ in any way is essential in moving conservation efforts in the right direction. We used focal individual and scan samples of harbor seals off of Yellow Island, WA to examine any possible differences in v...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Furr, Hannah, Kurz, Gabriella
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Friday Harbor Laboratories 2014
Subjects:
San Juan channel
Yellow Island
pinnipeds
harbor seal
Phoca vitulina
seal behavior
vigilance
pups
mothers with pups
Lone
San Juan
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1773/34629

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