Acoustic analysis of underwater vocalizations from crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus): Not so monotonous

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 490-501

  McCreery, Laura ^a   Thomas, Jeanette A ^a  

^a Western Illinois University Quad Cities   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Antarctica; Breed; Crabeater seal; Forage; Lobodon carcinophagus; Predation; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; AGGRESSION; BREEDING SEASON; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PINNIPED; PREDATION; SOFTWARE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; UNDERWATER CAMERA; VOCALIZATION;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

LOBODON CARCINOPHAGUS; TOBACCO RATTLE VIRUS;

EID: 77951746013     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.35.4.2009.490     Document Type: Article

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