Control control control: a reassessment and comparison of GenBank and chromatogram mtDNA sequence variation in Baltic grey seals (Halichoerus grypus). [PDF]
PLoS One, 2013 This study was funded by an ‘EU bonus’ award given to MTP Gilbert by the University of Copenhagen.Genetic data can provide a powerful tool for those interested in the biology, management and conservation of wildlife, but also lead to erroneous ...
Fietz K, Graves JA, Olsen MT.
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When aerial surveys won’t do:Grey seal pup production in cryptic habitats of Wales [PDF]
, 2014 Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) are a species of conservation importance that require Marine Protected Area management and population status assessment under the EU Habitats and Species Directive. Aerial surveys are commonly used to monitor grey seal pup
Westcott, Stephen +4 more
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Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2016 Influenza A virus (IAV) has been associated with multiple unusual mortality events (UMEs) in North Atlantic pinnipeds, frequently attributed to spillover of virus from wild-bird reservoirs.
Wendy Blay Puryear +16 more
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Status of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in Norway
NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2007 During the period September-December in 2001-2003, ship based surveys of grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups, including tagging, counting and staging of pups, were conducted along the Norwegian coast.
Kjell Tormod Nilssen, Tore Haug
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Assessing grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) diet in western Scotland [PDF]
, 2008 Grey seal diet was last comprehensively studied in western Scotland in 1985. Since then, the grey seal population has increased by approximately 30% and relative abundance of fish stocks in the area has changed markedly.
Harris, R.N.
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Recoveries of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) tagged on the Murman coast in Russia
NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2007 A total of 612 grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups were tagged on the Murman coast, Russia, in the years 1991, 1992 and 1994. A majority of them (542) were tagged at the Ainov archipelago. Thirty-one (2.9%) of the tagged seals have been recovered, mainly
Gunnar Henriksen +4 more
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Increased Incidence of Entanglements and Ingested Marine Debris in Dutch Seals from 2010 to 2020
Oceans, 2022 In recent decades, the amount of marine debris has increased in our oceans. As wildlife interactions with debris increase, so does the number of entangled animals, impairing normal behavior and potentially affecting the survival of these individuals. The
Anna Salazar-Casals +6 more
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Finescale topographical correlates of behavioural investment in offspring by female grey seals, Halichoerus grypus [PDF]
, 2000 Grey seals breed colonially on substrates ranging from ice to rocky or sandy beaches. Clear differences in seal behaviour patterns exist among such broad classes of breeding habitat.
Thomas, C.J. +9 more
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The effects of Contracaecum osculatum larvae on the growth of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022 Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from the Eastern Baltic stock have decreased in numbers and condition since the 1990′s. Among several causes, an increased prevalence and intensity of the nematode Contracaecum osculatum has been discussed.
Maria Ovegård +5 more
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Grey seals on the Murman coast, Russia: status and present knowledge
NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2007 Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) are distributed along the entire northern Murman coast in Russia. Breeding sites are located mainly on the Ainov and Seven islands, which belong to the Kandalaksha Nature Reserve. The annual pup production was estimated to
Sergej V Ziryanov, Vasily L Mishin
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