DIVING PATTERNS OF NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL BULLS

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Authors: DeLong, Robert L., Stewart, Brent S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1991
• Subjects: San Miguel; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1991.tb00112.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1748-7692.1991.tb00112.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1991.tb00112.x

A bstract We used small microprocessor‐based, time‐depth recorders to document the diving patterns of six adult male northern elephant seals ( Mirounga angustirostris ) from San Miguel Island, California. The recorders stored measurements of hydrostatic pressure every 30 or 60 set while the seals we...