DENSITY AND HAUL‐OUT BEHAVIOR OF LEOPARD SEALS ( HYDRURGA LEPTONYX ) IN PRYDZ BAY, ANTARCTICA
ABSTRACT The spatial distribution of leopard seals along the fast‐ice edge in the austral spring and summer of 1992 and 1993 in Prydz Bay, Antarctica, was determined by aerial surveys. Fewer individuals were observed within the area, and the seals observed were larger, in 1992 than in 1993. Comparis...
Published in: | Marine Mammal Science |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
1997
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00632.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1748-7692.1997.tb00632.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00632.x |