Variability of harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) foraging behaviour during out-migrations of salmon smolts
There is increasing evidence that predation by harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) on salmon smolts out-migrating from rivers may be a significant source of mortality for coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Chinook (O. tshawytscha) salmon populations in British Columbia. Studies supporting this have focused...
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University of British Columbia
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62057 |