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SUBMITTER: de la Vega C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4866785 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
de la Vega Camille C Lebreton Benoit B Siebert Ursula U Guillou Gael G Das Krishna K Asmus Ragnhild R Asmus Harald H
PloS one 20160513 5
The Wadden Sea has an important role for marine mammals in terms of resting, nursing and foraging. Harbor seal is the most abundant marine mammal species in this area. The use of the food resources of the Wadden Sea by seals is not clear, and previous studies showed that this species can travel kilometers away from their haul-outs to forage in the North Sea. In this study, we analyzed the stable isotopes of vibrissae from 23 dead harbor seals found on the island of Sylt to investigate their diet ...[more]