Options for modulating intra-specific competition in colonial pinnipeds: the case of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Wadden Sea

Options for modulating intra-specific competition in colonial pinnipeds: the case of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Wadden Sea

Colonial pinnipeds may be subject to substantial consumptive competition because they are large, slow-moving central place foragers. We examined possible mechanisms for reducing this competition by examining the diving behaviour of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) after equipping 34 seals (11 females,...

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Main Authors: Rory P. Wilson, Nikolai Liebsch, Agustina Gómez-Laich, William P. Kay, Andrew Bone, Victoria J. Hobson, Ursula Siebert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-06-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Pinniped
Dive behaviour
Sexual segregation
Dive duration
Swim speed
Harbour seal
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/957.pdf

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