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dc.contributor.authorTwiss, S D
dc.contributor.authorCaudron, A
dc.contributor.authorPomeroy, P P
dc.contributor.authorThomas, C J
dc.contributor.authorMills, J P
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-28T14:40:02Z
dc.date.available2015-08-28T14:40:02Z
dc.date.issued2000-02
dc.identifier.citationTwiss , S D , Caudron , A , Pomeroy , P P , Thomas , C J & Mills , J P 2000 , ' Finescale topographical correlates of behavioural investment in offspring by female grey seals, Halichoerus grypus ' , Animal Behaviour , vol. 59 , no. 2 , pp. 327-338 . https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.1999.1320en
dc.identifier.issn0003-3472
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 818602
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 5b91d578-b7aa-48ff-aa0c-086ab982226b
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000085855900009
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 0033840676
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-1603-5630/work/46569078
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/7352
dc.description.abstractGrey seals breed colonially on substrates ranging from ice to rocky or sandy beaches. Clear differences in seal behaviour patterns exist among such broad classes of breeding habitat. However, finer scale topographical variation is likely to influence individual behaviour with consequences for pupping success. We examined topographical influences on the behaviour of breeding female grey seals by quantifying topography at a subseal size resolution. Using submetre resolution digital terrain models of two sites within a rocky breeding colony, we compared site topography in relation to observed differences in female behaviour at these sites. Females at both sites preferred breeding close to water (standing pools or sea) and frequently commuted between their pups and water. Topographical models indicated that one site was more costly for seals in terms of their locations and movements within the site. This was due to a lack of low-elevation land adjacent to the main access points from the sea and the reduced availability of pools. Females at this site showed reduced pup attendance and an increase in energetically costly behaviours, whilst females at the lower-cost site spent mere time interacting with their pups and resting. These topographically induced behavioural differences are likely to affect the quantity and quality of pup provisioning by mothers and influence individual pupping site selection. Less costly sites are likely to be colonized preferentially and by larger, older and more dominant females, potentially generating finescale spatial heterogeneity in female quality within the breeding colony. 
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofAnimal Behaviouren
dc.rightsThis is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Animal Behaviour. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Animal Behaviour, 2000, 59, 2, 327–338, doi: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1320en
dc.subjectNorth-Ronaen
dc.subjectBreeding-behavioren
dc.subjectSite fidelityen
dc.subjectDispersionen
dc.subjectMortalityen
dc.subjectQH301 Biologyen
dc.subject.lccQH301en
dc.titleFinescale topographical correlates of behavioural investment in offspring by female grey seals, Halichoerus grypusen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPostprinten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Biologyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Instituteen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.1999.1320
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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