Spatial movement of adult leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Prydz Bay, Eastern Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 456-463

  Rogers, T L ^a   Hogg, C J ^a   Irvine, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION; PINNIPED; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; WINTER;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; PRYDZ BAY; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; HOMALOPOMA; HYDRURGA LEPTONYX; PANTHERA PARDUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 20044386730     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-004-0703-4     Document Type: Article

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