Hydrographic influences on the summer dive behaviour of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in Atka Bay, Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1693-1700

  McIntyre, T ^a,b   Stansfield, L J ^a   Bornemann, H ^b   Plotz J ^b   Bester, M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

Behavioural response; Forage effort; Satellite Relay Data Logger; Temperature stratification

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HYDROGRAPHY; PINNIPED; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SHALLOW WATER; SUMMER;

ANTARCTICA; ATKA BAY; WEST ANTARCTICA;

LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII;

EID: 84886639453     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-013-1384-7     Document Type: Article

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