Weddell seal underwater calling rates during the winter and spring near Mawson Station, Antarctica

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 508-523

  Rouget, P A ^a   Terhune, J M ^a   Burton, H R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Diel activity; Fast ice; Leptonychotes weddellii; Mawson Station; Photoperiod; Seasonality; Vocalization; Weddell seal

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIEL VARIATION; PHOTOPERIOD; PINNIPED; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT; VOCALIZATION;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MAWSON STATION;

ANIMALIA; LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII;

EID: 34250318223     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00129.x     Document Type: Article

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