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Hammill, M.O., Kovacs, K.M. & Lydersen, C. Local movements by nursing bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) pups in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. Polar Biol 14, 569–570 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00238227
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