Weddell seal observations on female and pup behavior and breeding status for four overwintering periods (2015 to 2018) at Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica
In animal ecology studies, it is a fundamental monitoring work to observe annual breeding cycle. In this study, we report the detailed observations on seven mother and pup pairs of Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) at Barton peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica. Two or three pairs had been...
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crmasarykunivpr:10.5817/cpr2020-1-1 2024-05-19T07:29:29+00:00 Weddell seal observations on female and pup behavior and breeding status for four overwintering periods (2015 to 2018) at Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica Kim, Yejin Ahn, In-Young Park, Ji Kang Lee, Won Young 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cpr2020-1-1 https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/viewFile/13675/11592 unknown Masaryk University Press http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Czech Polar Reports volume 10, issue 1, page 1-6 ISSN 1805-0697 1805-0689 journal-article 2020 crmasarykunivpr https://doi.org/10.5817/cpr2020-1-1 2024-04-30T06:41:25Z In animal ecology studies, it is a fundamental monitoring work to observe annual breeding cycle. In this study, we report the detailed observations on seven mother and pup pairs of Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) at Barton peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica. Two or three pairs had been observed along the coast on the fast ice in 2015, 2017, and 2018 and no breeding was recorded in 2016. Although it varied among individuals, pups were recorded to be born on 19−25 Sept., began swimming at day 18−19 after birth, and molted at day 21−25. Our observations may provide fundamental breeding information of Weddell seals in our study site and contribute to the future long-term monitoring research of seals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica King George Island Weddell Seal Weddell Seals Munipress - Masaryk University Press Czech Polar Reports 10 1 1 6 |
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In animal ecology studies, it is a fundamental monitoring work to observe annual breeding cycle. In this study, we report the detailed observations on seven mother and pup pairs of Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) at Barton peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica. Two or three pairs had been observed along the coast on the fast ice in 2015, 2017, and 2018 and no breeding was recorded in 2016. Although it varied among individuals, pups were recorded to be born on 19−25 Sept., began swimming at day 18−19 after birth, and molted at day 21−25. Our observations may provide fundamental breeding information of Weddell seals in our study site and contribute to the future long-term monitoring research of seals. |
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Kim, Yejin Ahn, In-Young Park, Ji Kang Lee, Won Young Weddell seal observations on female and pup behavior and breeding status for four overwintering periods (2015 to 2018) at Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica |
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Weddell seal observations on female and pup behavior and breeding status for four overwintering periods (2015 to 2018) at Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica |
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Weddell seal observations on female and pup behavior and breeding status for four overwintering periods (2015 to 2018) at Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica |
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Weddell seal observations on female and pup behavior and breeding status for four overwintering periods (2015 to 2018) at Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica |
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Weddell seal observations on female and pup behavior and breeding status for four overwintering periods (2015 to 2018) at Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica |
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Weddell seal observations on female and pup behavior and breeding status for four overwintering periods (2015 to 2018) at Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica |
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weddell seal observations on female and pup behavior and breeding status for four overwintering periods (2015 to 2018) at barton peninsula, king george island, antarctica |
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Antarc* Antarctica King George Island Weddell Seal Weddell Seals |
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