Evolutionary history of a Scottish harbour seal population [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Efforts to conserve marine mammals are often constrained by uncertainty over their population history. Here, we examine the evolutionary history of a harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) population in the Moray Firth, northeast Scotland using genetic tools and ...
Natacha Nikolic +4 more
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Gastrointestinal parasites of harbour seal (Phoca vitulina L.) in Danish marine waters: Prevalence, abundance, intensity and reproductive potential [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifePopulations of harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) in Danish marine areas have increased markedly during recent decades, but their associated parasite populations have remained unknown.
Kaan Kumas +3 more
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The world's northernmost harbour seal population-how many are there? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 This study presents the first abundance estimate for the world's northernmost harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) population, which resides in Svalbard, Norway, based on three digital stereoscopic photographic surveys conducted in 2009 and 2010.
Benjamin Merkel +3 more
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Echoes from the past: Regional variations in recovery within a harbour seal population. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Terrestrial and marine wildlife populations have been severely reduced by hunting, fishing and habitat destruction, especially in the last centuries. Although management regulations have led to the recovery of some populations, the underlying processes ...
Sophie M J M Brasseur +9 more
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Haul‐Out Site Use and Connectivity of Harbour Seals Between Management Units in Southern Scandinavia [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionHarbour seals (Phoca vitulina) have a broad distribution in coastal ecosystems across the northern hemisphere. In southern Scandinavia, a lack of spatially‐resolved data on harbour seal populations poses a major challenge for developing ecologically ...
Javed Riaz +6 more
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Declining harbour seal abundance in a previously recovering meta-population. [PDF]
PLoS ONEWe present evidence that the abundance of harbour seals in the Kattegat-Skagerrak is in decline. Until recently, the Kattegat-Skagerrak harbour seal population has grown exponentially as it has recovered from historic over-hunting and two mass mortality ...
Daire Carroll +6 more
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Dirofilaria immitis heartworm infections in Hungarian zoo animals [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeDirofilaria immitis is a worldwide spread, mosquito-borne nematode of zoonotic concern, with domestic and wild canids serving as the main reservoirs of the infection in Europe.
Alexandra Biácsi +12 more
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Antimicrobial treatment affects the microbiome and resistome of both treated and untreated rehabilitating harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) [PDF]
Animal MicrobiomeBackground Antimicrobial use has contributed to the alarming rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), posing a significant global health threat. Effective AMR control requires a One Health approach.
Ana Rubio-Garcia +6 more
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After the bite: bacterial transmission from grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) to harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Recent population growth of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) and common seal (Phoca vitulina) in the North Sea has increased potential interaction between these species.
Maarten J. Gilbert +7 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Sympatric harbour (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) are increasingly considered potential competitors, especially since recent local declines in harbour seal numbers while grey seal numbers remained stable or increased at their ...
Yann Planque +5 more
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