Movement of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina L.) from Elephant Is. south shetlands, Antarctica

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 461-467

  Muelbert, Mônica M C ^a   Robaldo, Ricardo B ^a   Martínes, Pablo E ^a   Colares, Elton P ^a   Bianchini, Adalto ^a   Setzer, Alberto ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antarctica; At sea activity; Mirounga leonina; Satellite telemetry; Southern elephant seals

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944379513     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132004000300017     Document Type: Article

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