DEMOGRAPHY AND BREEDING BIOLOGY OF A SMALL, LOCALIZED POPULATION OF SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS ( MIROUNGA LEONINA )

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Authors: Galimberti, Filippo, Boitani, Luigi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1999
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Lion Island; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00787.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1748-7692.1999.tb00787.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00787.x

A bstract Southern elephant seals have been studied in depth in most of their breeding range. One notable exception is the Falkland Islands population. We present data on demography and breeding biology of elephant seals of Sea Lion Island, the main breeding site of this species in the Falklands. Se...