Regions: Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Tags: biology, weather, population dynamics, marine mammals, animal behaviour, species distribution, feeding behaviour, walrus
Principal Investigator: | Miller, E.H. (2) |
Licence Number: | 2526 |
Organization: | York University |
Licensed Year(s): |
1980
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Issued: | Jan 01, 1980 |
Project Team: | D. Boness; 2 field assistants; 1 NWT student |
Objective(s): 1) To undertake a study on the distribution, numbers, movements, feeding grounds, and reproductive characteristics of Atlantic walrus. 2) To describe herd composition, formation, and issolation including measurements of time ashore between feeding trips, duration of feeding trips, movements of individuals within herds and the effects of weather on individual and group behaviour.