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Paul M. Thompson, David Miller, Richard Cooper, Philip S. Hammond, Changes in the Distribution and Activity of Female Harbour Seals During the Breeding Season: Implications for their Lactation Strategy and Mating Patterns, Journal of Animal Ecology, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Jan., 1994), pp. 24-30
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