Proportional underwater call type usage by Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii ) in breeding and nonbreeding situations
Proportional underwater call type usage by Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826)) near Mawson, Antarctica, investigated the hypothesis that certain call types function specifically in breeding behaviour. Recordings were collected at various sites in 2000 and 2002 from June to Decemb...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z11-131 2023-12-17T10:18:46+01:00 Proportional underwater call type usage by Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii ) in breeding and nonbreeding situations Doiron, Elyse E. Rouget, Philippe A. Terhune, John M. 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z11-131 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/z11-131 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z11-131 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 90, issue 2, page 237-247 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2012 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z11-131 2023-11-19T13:38:30Z Proportional underwater call type usage by Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826)) near Mawson, Antarctica, investigated the hypothesis that certain call types function specifically in breeding behaviour. Recordings were collected at various sites in 2000 and 2002 from June to December. Twenty-four hour recordings were collected in 2002 at two sites. One hundred consecutive calls from each of 248 recordings were classified into one of ten common call types. Time to 100 calls provided the calling rate. The study period was divided into four periods representing initial sea-ice formation, pre-pupping, pupping, and mating. Calling rate and light–dark differences were also examined. No presence–absence differences were observed for any of the call types with season. The largest difference between nonbreeding and breeding situations was an increase from 32.2% to 38.1% for descending whistles (F [3,244] = 4.483, p = 0.004). Trills gradually increased from 1.8% to 7.3% toward the mating period (F [3,244] = 30.932, p < 0.001). The proportion of trills, chugs, descending whistles, and other call types also varied with calling rate and light–dark conditions. Some pre-reproductive behaviours may occur in winter, but no call types of Weddell seals function solely in the breeding season. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Sea ice Weddell Seals Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Weddell Canadian Journal of Zoology 90 2 237 247 |
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Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Doiron, Elyse E. Rouget, Philippe A. Terhune, John M. Proportional underwater call type usage by Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii ) in breeding and nonbreeding situations |
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Proportional underwater call type usage by Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii (Lesson, 1826)) near Mawson, Antarctica, investigated the hypothesis that certain call types function specifically in breeding behaviour. Recordings were collected at various sites in 2000 and 2002 from June to December. Twenty-four hour recordings were collected in 2002 at two sites. One hundred consecutive calls from each of 248 recordings were classified into one of ten common call types. Time to 100 calls provided the calling rate. The study period was divided into four periods representing initial sea-ice formation, pre-pupping, pupping, and mating. Calling rate and light–dark differences were also examined. No presence–absence differences were observed for any of the call types with season. The largest difference between nonbreeding and breeding situations was an increase from 32.2% to 38.1% for descending whistles (F [3,244] = 4.483, p = 0.004). Trills gradually increased from 1.8% to 7.3% toward the mating period (F [3,244] = 30.932, p < 0.001). The proportion of trills, chugs, descending whistles, and other call types also varied with calling rate and light–dark conditions. Some pre-reproductive behaviours may occur in winter, but no call types of Weddell seals function solely in the breeding season. |
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Proportional underwater call type usage by Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii ) in breeding and nonbreeding situations |
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Proportional underwater call type usage by Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii ) in breeding and nonbreeding situations |
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Proportional underwater call type usage by Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii ) in breeding and nonbreeding situations |
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Proportional underwater call type usage by Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii ) in breeding and nonbreeding situations |
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Proportional underwater call type usage by Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii ) in breeding and nonbreeding situations |
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proportional underwater call type usage by weddell seals ( leptonychotes weddellii ) in breeding and nonbreeding situations |
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