Individual variation in pup vocalizations and absence of behavioral signs of maternal vocal recognition in Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Van Opzeeland, Ilse C ^a   Parijs, Sofie M Van ^b   Frickenhaus, Stephan ^a   Kreiss, Cornelia M ^a   Boebel, Olaf ^a  

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

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Leptonychotes weddellii; Maternal vocal recognition; Playback experiments; Pup calls; Vocal individuality; Weddell seal

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

ANTARCTICA; ATKA BAY; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 84860260268     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00505.x     Document Type: Article

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