Sighting patterns reveal unobserved pupping events to revise reproductive rate estimates for Hawaiian monk seals in the main Hawaiian Islands

Robinson, Stacie J.; Harting, Albert L.; Mercer, Tracy; Johanos, Thea C.; Baker, Jason D.; Littnan, Charles L.

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Sighting patterns reveal unobserved pupping events to revise reproductive rate estimates for Hawaiian monk seals in the main Hawaiian Islands

2020
By Robinson, Stacie J. ; Harting, Albert L. ; Mercer, Tracy ; ...

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Journal Title:

Marine Mammal Science
Personal Author:

Robinson, Stacie J. ; Harting, Albert L. ; Mercer, Tracy ; Johanos, Thea C. ; Baker, Jason D. ; Littnan, Charles L.
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) ; JIMAR (Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research)
Description:

We used sighting reports, including decades of citizen-reported Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) sightings, to describe female breeding biology and reproductive success in the main Hawaiian Islands.
Keywords:

Citizen science, Hawaiian monk seal, Neomonachus schauinslandi, Reproductive cycle, Reproductive rate, Sightings
Source:

Marine Mammal Science, 37(2)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12761
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

Grant no. NA16NMF4320058
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CC BY
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Submitted
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