Seasonal movements and foraging areas of adult southern female elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, from Marion Island

Antarctic Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-30

  Jonker, F C ^a   Bester, M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Elephant seals; Foraging; Marion Island; Movements

Indexed keywords

FEEDING RANGE; FORAGING; PINNIPED; SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION;

INDIAN OCEAN; MARION ISLAND;

MIROUNGA IEONINA; MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 0031944784     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102098000042     Document Type: Article

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