Geographic variations in underwater male Weddell seal Trills suggest breeding area fidelity

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 671-680

  Terhune, John M ^a   Quin, Douglas ^b   Dell'Apa, Andrea ^c,e   Mirhaj, Mandana ^d,f   Plötz, Joachim ^d   Kindermann, Lars ^d   Bornemann, Horst ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b dqmedia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e CTS Sezione Conservazione Natura   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geographic variation; Leptonychotes weddellii; Reproduction; Site fidelity; Underwater vocalizations; Weddell seal

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTION; SITE FIDELITY; TERRITORIALITY; VOCALIZATION;

ANTARCTICA; CASEY STATION; DAVIS STATION; DRESCHER INLET; EAST ANTARCTICA; MAWSON STATION; MCMURDO SOUND; NEUMAYER STATION;

LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII;

EID: 42249108156     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0405-4     Document Type: Article

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