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dc.contributor.authorGreig, Denise J.
dc.contributor.authorGulland, Frances M. D.
dc.contributor.authorHarvey, James T.
dc.contributor.authorLonergan, Mike
dc.contributor.authorHall, Ailsa J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-01T15:30:12Z
dc.date.available2018-11-01T15:30:12Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-31
dc.identifier256419115
dc.identifierc3a5026d-4ce7-4190-a130-274c275d091d
dc.identifier85055860671
dc.identifier000459614400010
dc.identifier.citationGreig , D J , Gulland , F M D , Harvey , J T , Lonergan , M & Hall , A J 2018 , ' Harbor seal pup dispersal and individual morphology, hematology, and contaminant factors affecting survival ' , Marine Mammal Science , vol. Early View . https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12541en
dc.identifier.issn0824-0469
dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:80B8EA3245ACD44A6085D33148F1993E
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-7562-1771/work/50167351
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/16372
dc.descriptionThis work was funded by The Valentine Family Foundation and the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program.en
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding the factors affecting individual harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) survival is essential for determining population level health risks. We estimated postweaning dispersal, and modeled the effects of morphology, hematology, and blubber contaminants on the survival of recently weaned harbor seal pups using a mark recapture framework. We deployed satellite transmitters on apparently healthy pups captured in San Francisco Bay (SFB, n = 19) and Tomales Bay (TB, n = 7), and pups released after rehabilitation that stranded along the central California coast preweaning (n = 21). Dispersal distances were further than previously reported for harbor seal pups (maximum = 802 km) which has implications for understanding risks to this vulnerable age class. We found differences in body condition, serum immunoglobulin and thyroxine (T4) concentrations, white blood cell count, and blubber organohalogen contamination (OH) among the three groups. Overall, increased T4, decreased OH, and increased mass were associated with greater survival probabilities; whereas, among stranded seals, greater mass gain, shorter time in rehabilitation, and admission to rehabilitation earlier in the season were associated with greater survival probabilities. Attention to these latter factors may improve the success of rehabilitation efforts. For wild pups, reduction of legacy contaminants and direct causes of mortality, such as ship strike, may enhance pup survival.
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dc.format.extent517257
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofMarine Mammal Scienceen
dc.subjectHarbor sealen
dc.subjectPhoca vitulinaen
dc.subjectContaminantsen
dc.subjectSurvivalen
dc.subjectDispersalen
dc.subjectStrandingen
dc.subjectTelemetryen
dc.subjectPostweaningen
dc.subjectJuvenileen
dc.subjectHealthen
dc.subjectQH301 Biologyen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subjectNERCen
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen
dc.subject.lccQH301en
dc.titleHarbor seal pup dispersal and individual morphology, hematology, and contaminant factors affecting survivalen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Biologyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Sea Mammal Research Uniten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotlanden
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Instituteen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12541
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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