Using mobile phone telemetry to investigate the haul-out behaviour of harbour seals Phoca vitulina vitulina
Information on the haul-out behaviour of pinnipeds is essential for increasing the accuracy of population estimates necessary for the effective conservation of protected species, as well as improving survey design. The haul-out behaviour of 10 harbour seals Phoca vitulina L. in southwest Ireland was...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/3bc8f35d-d793-45c6-ba6b-205b74448ebf 2023-05-15T17:58:53+02:00 Using mobile phone telemetry to investigate the haul-out behaviour of harbour seals Phoca vitulina vitulina Cronin, M. A. Zuur, A. F. Rogan, E. McConnell, B. J. 2010-05-20 https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/using-mobile-phone-telemetry-to-investigate-the-haulout-behaviour-of-harbour-seals-phoca-vitulina-vitulina(3bc8f35d-d793-45c6-ba6b-205b74448ebf).html https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00170 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77952317752&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Cronin , M A , Zuur , A F , Rogan , E & McConnell , B J 2010 , ' Using mobile phone telemetry to investigate the haul-out behaviour of harbour seals Phoca vitulina vitulina ' , Endangered Species Research , vol. 10 , no. 1 , pp. 255-267 . https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00170 Generalised additive modelling Haul-out behaviour Lunar influence Telemetry article 2010 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00170 2022-06-02T07:51:39Z Information on the haul-out behaviour of pinnipeds is essential for increasing the accuracy of population estimates necessary for the effective conservation of protected species, as well as improving survey design. The haul-out behaviour of 10 harbour seals Phoca vitulina L. in southwest Ireland was examined using a novel telemetry system based on global systems for mobile communications technology. The data on the haul-out patterns of tagged individuals were examined using generalised additive modelling to determine potential factors of influence, such as the tide, the time of day and the time of year. The behaviour varied among seals, with time ashore reaching a maximum during post-moult in October and decreasing to a minimum in February. A strong tidal influence on haul-out behaviour was evident. Tagged seals hauled out more frequently at low tide. There was variation between individuals in the influence of time of day on haul-out behaviour. A cyclic pattern with lunar periodicity was evident in seals tagged in October, and the pattern varied between tidal periods. There was an overall large variation in patterns of behaviour over the tagging period, both between individuals and between tidal periods for each individual. This cautions against making inferences on the haul-out behaviour of the 'population' based on the behaviour of a small number of tagged individuals. The present study provides detailed information, heretofore unavailable, on the haul-out behaviour of individual harbour seals and on the behaviour of the species in Ireland, and it has important implications for population assessment for conservation purposes across the species' entire geographical range. Article in Journal/Newspaper Phoca vitulina University of St Andrews: Research Portal Endangered Species Research 10 255 267 |
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Information on the haul-out behaviour of pinnipeds is essential for increasing the accuracy of population estimates necessary for the effective conservation of protected species, as well as improving survey design. The haul-out behaviour of 10 harbour seals Phoca vitulina L. in southwest Ireland was examined using a novel telemetry system based on global systems for mobile communications technology. The data on the haul-out patterns of tagged individuals were examined using generalised additive modelling to determine potential factors of influence, such as the tide, the time of day and the time of year. The behaviour varied among seals, with time ashore reaching a maximum during post-moult in October and decreasing to a minimum in February. A strong tidal influence on haul-out behaviour was evident. Tagged seals hauled out more frequently at low tide. There was variation between individuals in the influence of time of day on haul-out behaviour. A cyclic pattern with lunar periodicity was evident in seals tagged in October, and the pattern varied between tidal periods. There was an overall large variation in patterns of behaviour over the tagging period, both between individuals and between tidal periods for each individual. This cautions against making inferences on the haul-out behaviour of the 'population' based on the behaviour of a small number of tagged individuals. The present study provides detailed information, heretofore unavailable, on the haul-out behaviour of individual harbour seals and on the behaviour of the species in Ireland, and it has important implications for population assessment for conservation purposes across the species' entire geographical range. |
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Using mobile phone telemetry to investigate the haul-out behaviour of harbour seals Phoca vitulina vitulina |
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Using mobile phone telemetry to investigate the haul-out behaviour of harbour seals Phoca vitulina vitulina |
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Using mobile phone telemetry to investigate the haul-out behaviour of harbour seals Phoca vitulina vitulina |
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Using mobile phone telemetry to investigate the haul-out behaviour of harbour seals Phoca vitulina vitulina |
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Using mobile phone telemetry to investigate the haul-out behaviour of harbour seals Phoca vitulina vitulina |
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using mobile phone telemetry to investigate the haul-out behaviour of harbour seals phoca vitulina vitulina |
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Cronin , M A , Zuur , A F , Rogan , E & McConnell , B J 2010 , ' Using mobile phone telemetry to investigate the haul-out behaviour of harbour seals Phoca vitulina vitulina ' , Endangered Species Research , vol. 10 , no. 1 , pp. 255-267 . https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00170 |
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