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Common seal
Common seal
(Phoca vitulina)
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Authentication
Authenticated (2002) by Dr Pat Morris.
Glossary
Gregarious:
tending to form a group with others of the same species by habitually living or moving in flocks or herds rather than alone.
References
IUCN Red List (November, 2008)
http://www.iucnredlist.org
Corbet, G.B. and Southern, H.N. (1977)
The Handbook of British Mammals. 2nd Edition
.The Mammal Society and Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
The Mammal Society (January, 2002)
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/common_seal.shtml
Office of Public Sector Information (January, 2002)
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1994/Uksi_19942716_en_9.htm#sdiv3
Seal Conservation Society (January, 2002)
http://www.pinnipeds.org
Sea Mammal Research Unit. (2007)
Scientific Advice on Matters Related to the Management of Seal Populations
.University of St Andrews, Scotland. Available at:
http://smub.st-and.ac.uk/CurrentResearch.htm/SCOS2007/SCOS_2007_FINAL_ADVICE_1.pdf
Morris, P. (2002)
Pers. comm.
King, J.E. (1983)
Seals of the World
.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Joint Nature Conservation Committee. (2005)
Common Standards Monitoring Guidance for Marine Mammals
.Peterborough, UK. Available at:
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/pdf/CSM_marine_mammals.pdf
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