New records of mummified crabeater seals on islands bordering Admiralty Sound, Weddell Sea

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Negrete, Javier, Soibelzon, Leopoldo H., Soibelzon, Esteban, Lusky, Jorge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2019
• Subjects: Geology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Seymour; Seymour Island; Estrecho; Marambio; Bouchard; isla Marambio; Admiralty Sound; estrecho Bouchard; Antarctic Science; Crabeater Seals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102019000051; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102019000051

Abstract Ninety-six mummified crabeater seals discovered at Seymour Island (Isla Marambio) are reported. Each specimen was georeferenced, photographed and assigned to five different taphonomic states. Previous work stated that seals at Seymour Island get stranded inland around the breeding season. H...