The harbor seal:the most ubiquitous phocid in the Northern hemisphere
True to its name, the harbor (or common) seal ( Phoca vitulina ) is found in many coastal environments in the northern hemisphere and is perhaps the most wide-ranging pinniped in the world. Harbor seals haul out on many types of coastal or ice environments where they engage principally in resting bu...
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Other Authors: | , |
Format: | Book Part |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Springer Nature
2022
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/the-harbor-seal(69a8b0c2-b8a0-4d0e-9702-2eec25ecdc6d).html https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88923-4_10 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88923-4 https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?isn=978-3-030-88922-7&rn=1 |
id |
ftunstandrewcris:oai:research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/69a8b0c2-b8a0-4d0e-9702-2eec25ecdc6d |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunstandrewcris:oai:research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/69a8b0c2-b8a0-4d0e-9702-2eec25ecdc6d 2024-04-28T08:16:11+00:00 The harbor seal:the most ubiquitous phocid in the Northern hemisphere Harvey, James Chudzinska, Magda Ewa McConnell, Bernie J Hastie, Gordon Drummond Costa, Daniel McHuron, Elizabeth 2022-03-18 https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/the-harbor-seal(69a8b0c2-b8a0-4d0e-9702-2eec25ecdc6d).html https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88923-4_10 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88923-4 https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?isn=978-3-030-88922-7&rn=1 eng eng Springer Nature https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/the-harbor-seal(69a8b0c2-b8a0-4d0e-9702-2eec25ecdc6d).html urn:ISBN:9783030889258 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Harvey , J , Chudzinska , M E , McConnell , B J & Hastie , G D 2022 , The harbor seal : the most ubiquitous phocid in the Northern hemisphere . in D Costa & E McHuron (eds) , Ethology and behavioral ecology of phocids . Ethology and behavioral ecology of marine mammals , Springer Nature , Cham , pp. 363-400 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88923-4_10 Harbor seal Haulot sites Underwater territories Benthic foraging Anthropogenic stressors bookPart 2022 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88923-4_1010.1007/978-3-030-88923-4 2024-04-09T14:43:22Z True to its name, the harbor (or common) seal ( Phoca vitulina ) is found in many coastal environments in the northern hemisphere and is perhaps the most wide-ranging pinniped in the world. Harbor seals haul out on many types of coastal or ice environments where they engage principally in resting but also come ashore for pupping and nursing, temperature maintenance, predator avoidance, digestion, and molting. Males may defend underwater territories near haulout sites or foraging areas and use acoustic displays to attract mates or ward off competing males. Mating occurs underwater, and females give birth to a single pup in the boreal spring/summer that is capable of swimming and diving within minutes of birth. Pups are weaned in three to six weeks of birth and often disperse more widely than adults. Although they begin their lives eating slower swimming prey, such as some invertebrates and smaller fish, they eventually become adept predators of fishes and cephalopods in many types of coastal environments. Foraging trips might be a day’s swim from the haulout site or may be two to three weeks duration. Due to their coastal distribution, harbor seals are more susceptible to anthropogenic impacts, such as contaminants, disturbance, human-made structures, and noise pollution. Harbor seals are perhaps the most adaptable phocid to deal with potential climate change issues, given their evolutionary history in the dynamic coastal environments near human populations. Book Part common seal harbor seal Phoca vitulina University of St Andrews: Research Portal |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
University of St Andrews: Research Portal |
op_collection_id |
ftunstandrewcris |
language |
English |
topic |
Harbor seal Haulot sites Underwater territories Benthic foraging Anthropogenic stressors |
spellingShingle |
Harbor seal Haulot sites Underwater territories Benthic foraging Anthropogenic stressors Harvey, James Chudzinska, Magda Ewa McConnell, Bernie J Hastie, Gordon Drummond The harbor seal:the most ubiquitous phocid in the Northern hemisphere |
topic_facet |
Harbor seal Haulot sites Underwater territories Benthic foraging Anthropogenic stressors |
description |
True to its name, the harbor (or common) seal ( Phoca vitulina ) is found in many coastal environments in the northern hemisphere and is perhaps the most wide-ranging pinniped in the world. Harbor seals haul out on many types of coastal or ice environments where they engage principally in resting but also come ashore for pupping and nursing, temperature maintenance, predator avoidance, digestion, and molting. Males may defend underwater territories near haulout sites or foraging areas and use acoustic displays to attract mates or ward off competing males. Mating occurs underwater, and females give birth to a single pup in the boreal spring/summer that is capable of swimming and diving within minutes of birth. Pups are weaned in three to six weeks of birth and often disperse more widely than adults. Although they begin their lives eating slower swimming prey, such as some invertebrates and smaller fish, they eventually become adept predators of fishes and cephalopods in many types of coastal environments. Foraging trips might be a day’s swim from the haulout site or may be two to three weeks duration. Due to their coastal distribution, harbor seals are more susceptible to anthropogenic impacts, such as contaminants, disturbance, human-made structures, and noise pollution. Harbor seals are perhaps the most adaptable phocid to deal with potential climate change issues, given their evolutionary history in the dynamic coastal environments near human populations. |
author2 |
Costa, Daniel McHuron, Elizabeth |
format |
Book Part |
author |
Harvey, James Chudzinska, Magda Ewa McConnell, Bernie J Hastie, Gordon Drummond |
author_facet |
Harvey, James Chudzinska, Magda Ewa McConnell, Bernie J Hastie, Gordon Drummond |
author_sort |
Harvey, James |
title |
The harbor seal:the most ubiquitous phocid in the Northern hemisphere |
title_short |
The harbor seal:the most ubiquitous phocid in the Northern hemisphere |
title_full |
The harbor seal:the most ubiquitous phocid in the Northern hemisphere |
title_fullStr |
The harbor seal:the most ubiquitous phocid in the Northern hemisphere |
title_full_unstemmed |
The harbor seal:the most ubiquitous phocid in the Northern hemisphere |
title_sort |
harbor seal:the most ubiquitous phocid in the northern hemisphere |
publisher |
Springer Nature |
publishDate |
2022 |
url |
https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/the-harbor-seal(69a8b0c2-b8a0-4d0e-9702-2eec25ecdc6d).html https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88923-4_10 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88923-4 https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?isn=978-3-030-88922-7&rn=1 |
genre |
common seal harbor seal Phoca vitulina |
genre_facet |
common seal harbor seal Phoca vitulina |
op_source |
Harvey , J , Chudzinska , M E , McConnell , B J & Hastie , G D 2022 , The harbor seal : the most ubiquitous phocid in the Northern hemisphere . in D Costa & E McHuron (eds) , Ethology and behavioral ecology of phocids . Ethology and behavioral ecology of marine mammals , Springer Nature , Cham , pp. 363-400 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88923-4_10 |
op_relation |
https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/the-harbor-seal(69a8b0c2-b8a0-4d0e-9702-2eec25ecdc6d).html urn:ISBN:9783030889258 |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88923-4_1010.1007/978-3-030-88923-4 |
_version_ |
1797581377666809856 |