Temporal patterns of milk production in Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella)

• Published in: Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Arnould, J. P. Y., Boyd, I. L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1995
• Subjects: Antarctic; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x; https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x

The timing of milk production in Antarctic fur seals was studied at Bird Island, South Georgia. Like all lactating otariid seals (Pinnipedia: Otariidae), Antarctic fur seal females alternate between short nursing periods ashore and regular foraging trips to sea. Females do not necessarily return to...