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Patterns in the vocalizations of male harbor seals.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America - 1 Jun 2003
Van Parijs Sofie M, Corkeron Peter J, Harvey James, Hayes Sean A, Mellinger David K, Rouget Philippe A, Thompson Paul M, Wahlberg Magnus, Kovacs Kit M
Abstract excerpt
Comparative analyses of the roar vocalization of male harbor seals from ten sites throughout their distribution showed that vocal variation occurs at the oceanic, regional, population, and subpopulation level. Genetic barriers based on the physical distance between harbor seal populations present a likely explanation for some of the observed vocal variation. However, site-specific vocal variations were present...
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