Winter dispersal of leopard seals ( Hydrurga leptonyx): environmental factors influencing demographics and seasonal abundance

• Published in: Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Jessopp, M. J., Forcada, J., Reid, K., Trathan, P. N., Murphy, E. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2004
• Subjects: Antarctic; Bird Island; Hydrurga; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Leopard Seals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0952836904005102; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1017%2FS0952836904005102; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1017/S0952836904005102; https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1017/S0952836904005102

Abstract The dynamics of leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx abundance and residency were investigated both within and between years at Bird Island, South Georgia, using observations of tagged and untagged individuals. Seals belonged to an open population, and were sampled outside the breeding season and...