The effect of a startle-eliciting device on the foraging success of individual harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)

The effect of a startle-eliciting device on the foraging success of individual harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)

Abstract Pinniped predation on commercially and ecologically important prey has been a source of conflict for centuries. In the Salish Sea, harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) are suspected of impeding the recovery of culturally and ecologically critical Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.). In Fall 2020, a...

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Main Authors: Kathleen A. McKeegan, Kate Clayton, Rob Williams, Erin Ashe, Stephanie Reiss, Andrea Mendez-Bye, Vincent M. Janik, Thomas Goetz, Matthew Zinkgraf, Alejandro Acevedo-Gutiérrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54175-w

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