Summer circumpolar acoustic occurrence and call rates of Ross, Ommatophoca rossii, and leopard, Hydrurga leptonyx, seals in the Southern Ocean

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Shabangu, Fannie W., Rogers, Tracey L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
• Subjects: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Antarctic; Austral; Hydrurga; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Leopard Seals; Polar Biology; Ross Seal
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02804-9; http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00300-021-02804-9.pdf; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-021-02804-9/fulltext.html

Abstract Two of the Antarctic pack ice seals, Ross, Ommatophoca rossii , and leopard, Hydrurga leptonyx, seals, are extremely difficult to study via traditional visual survey techniques, yet are ideal for an acoustic survey as they are highly vociferous and produce an array of underwater sounds duri...