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2 mar 2022 · Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) diet data are of particular interest because the species is an abundant predator in the northeast Pacific Ocean and Salish Sea ecosystem that consumes...
13 lip 2019 · This study aims to characterize the harbor seal diet through metabarcoding and to compare results with those obtained via the analysis of the hard remains taken from the same samples. Samples were collected at four breeding colonies during the molting season.
29 sie 2019 · The present study examined how diet influenced the composition and function of the gut microbiota of the Pacific harbor seal ( Phoca vitulina richardii) in order to better understand the role of prey consumption in shaping its microbiota.
29 sie 2019 · The present study examined how diet influenced the composition and function of the gut microbiota of the Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) in order to better understand the...
Food Preferences & Resources. Adult harbor seals eat squid, crustaceans, molluscs, and a variety of fish; including, rockfish, herring, flounder, salmon, hake, and sand lance. A harbor seal's diet varies seasonally and regionally and often is subject to local prey availability.
12 gru 2013 · This study describes the seasonal diet composition of the Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) in two estuaries, Padilla Bay and Drayton Harbor, in the central Salish Sea.
29 sie 2019 · The present study examined how diet influenced the composition and function of the gut microbiota of the Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) in order to better understand the role of prey consumption in shaping its microbiota.