Harbour seal grouping as an anti-predator strategy

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Summary

Terrestrial grouping by western Atlantic harbour seals was investigated to determine whether it has a functional significance and, if so, what the function might be, and it was proposed that an individual increases its probability of detecting a predator by joining a group.

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article
Published
1988-09-01
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Keywords

Phoca, Vigilance (psychology), Predator, Harbor seal, Limiting

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