Outputs (3)

Good vibrations by the beach boys: Magnitude of substrate vibrations is a reliable indicator of male grey seal size (2014)
Journal Article
Bishop, A., Denton, P., Pomeroy, P., & Twiss, S. (2015). Good vibrations by the beach boys: Magnitude of substrate vibrations is a reliable indicator of male grey seal size. Animal Behaviour, 100, 74-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.11.008

Communication via substrate vibrations can convey information on conspecific presence, individual quality, group cohesion and/or allow for predator avoidance. Although studies have identified that various species use this modality, few studies on mam... Read More about Good vibrations by the beach boys: Magnitude of substrate vibrations is a reliable indicator of male grey seal size.

Body Slap: An Innovative Aggressive Display by Breeding Male Gray Seals (Halichoerus grypus). (2014)
Journal Article
Bishop, A., Lidstone-Scott, R., Pomeroy, P., & Twiss, S. (2014). Body Slap: An Innovative Aggressive Display by Breeding Male Gray Seals (Halichoerus grypus). Marine Mammal Science, 30(2), 579-593. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12059

Aggression in male gray seals has been extensively studied; however it is often simplistically assumed that threat signals are mainly cephalic in nature for this species.We report on an undescribed and apparently new kind of threat signal used by mal... Read More about Body Slap: An Innovative Aggressive Display by Breeding Male Gray Seals (Halichoerus grypus)..

Finescale ecological niche modeling provides evidence that lactating gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) prefer access to fresh water in order to drink (2014)
Journal Article
Stewart, J., Pomeroy, P., Duck, C., & Twiss, S. (2014). Finescale ecological niche modeling provides evidence that lactating gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) prefer access to fresh water in order to drink. Marine Mammal Science, 30(4), 1456-1472. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12126

Many phocids are capital breeders, relying on stored reserves to sustain energetic requirements while on land. Their large body size, high energy expenditure during lactation, and the insulative effects of the blubber layer can lead to thermal stress... Read More about Finescale ecological niche modeling provides evidence that lactating gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) prefer access to fresh water in order to drink.