Density and haul-out behavior of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Prydz Bay, Antarctica

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 293-302

  Rogers, T L ^a   Bryden, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aerial census; age related spatial distribution; haul out behavior; Hydrurga leptonyx; leopard seal; wind chill index

Indexed keywords

HYDRURGA LEPTONYX;

HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; LEOPARD SEAL; LEOPARD SEALS; MAMMALS; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTARCTICA, PRYDZ BAY;

EID: 0030619247     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00632.x     Document Type: Article

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