Human activities disturb haul out and nursing behavior of Pacific harbor seals at Punta Banda Estuary, Mexico.

Humans frequently interact with Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) at Punta Banda Estuary, Baja California, Mexico, due to the high incidence of recreational activities people undertake there. The immediate effect of these interactions is that seals flush to the water, reducing their ti...

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Main Authors: María Guadalupe Ruiz-Mar, Gisela Heckel, Elena Solana-Arellano, Yolanda Schramm, María C García-Aguilar, Maria Clara Arteaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270129