Hunting and social behaviour of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) at Seal Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-109

  Hiruki, Lisa M ^a   Schwartz, Michael K ^a,b   Boveng, Peter L ^a  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hunting behaviour; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard seal; Predation; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HUNTING; PINNIPED; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANTARCTICA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; HYDRURGA LEPTONYX; PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0033199518     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999009097     Document Type: Article

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