Variation of in-air female Weddell seal contact calls
Progress Code: completed Statement: Acoustic data collection: Weddell seal female calls were recorded from four breeding sites, Weddell Arm (WA), Partizan Island (PI), Long Fjord (LF), and Topografov Island (TI), near Davis Station, Antarctica in November 1997. Routine recordings were made between n...
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ftands:oai:ands.org.au::2816835 2024-09-15T17:48:00+00:00 Variation of in-air female Weddell seal contact calls AADC (owner) AADC, DATA OFFICER (distributor) AADC, DATA OFFICER (custodian) AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (hasAssociationWith) Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher) Australian Antarctic Division (sponsor) TERHUNE, JOHN MOORE (collaborator) TERHUNE, JOHN MOORE (hasPrincipalInvestigator) TERHUNE, JOHN MOORE (author) Terhune, J.M. (originator) Spatial: westlimit=77.9265; southlimit=-68.57; eastlimit=77.9267; northlimit=-68.5698 Spatial: westlimit=166.6; southlimit=-77.9; eastlimit=166.7; northlimit=-77.8 Temporal: From 1997-12-01 to 1997-12-08 https://researchdata.edu.au/variation-in-air-contact-calls/2816835 unknown Australian Ocean Data Network https://researchdata.edu.au/variation-in-air-contact-calls/2816835 ASAC_2122-4 AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia biota oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS CALL TYPE CALLS CONTACT CALLS FREQUENCY INDIVIDUAL VARIATION LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII VOCALISATIONS WEDDELL SEALS FIELD SURVEYS AMD/AU CEOS AMD CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Davis McMurdo Station GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR dataset ftands 2024-08-06T01:58:58Z Progress Code: completed Statement: Acoustic data collection: Weddell seal female calls were recorded from four breeding sites, Weddell Arm (WA), Partizan Island (PI), Long Fjord (LF), and Topografov Island (TI), near Davis Station, Antarctica in November 1997. Routine recordings were made between noon and midnight in good weather conditions (ie, with low wind and no precipitation). Data collection was opportunistic in nature, with actively vocalising seals recorded for longer periods. Seals were approached from a frontal position, while they were hauled out on the ice or swimming in a pool, so that they were not surprised by the sudden arrival of the single researcher. The microphone was shielded from direct wind by the researcher's body, where possible, and brought within 3 m of the seal's head. The researcher indicated verbally whether the focal mother, her pup or a distant seal produced the call recorded. Jaw snaps were directed towards the researcher only, while mother-pup 'contact' calls were produced when the female was orientated towards the pup or the researcher. Recordings were terminated if the seals became aggressive or began to move away from the researcher. Potential disturbance to the animals was minimised by approaching the colonies only once a day for short periods of time, and only a few times throughout the study. Behavioural data collection Weddell seal mother-pup reunion behaviour was video recorded from three breeding sites; Turtle Rock, North Hutton Cliffs and South Hutton Cliffs, near McMurdo Sound, Antarctica from October-December 2003. Recordings were made between 08:00-22:00 in good weather conditions (ie, with low to moderate wind and no precipitation). Seals in McMurdo Sound are all habituated to close approach by research scientists as all pups are tagged within three days of birth, and all tags at breeding colonies are read every 3-5 days. The equipment box was positioned within 5 m of the focal mother-pup pair and left to record for 90 minutes. Recording Equimpment All Davis ... Dataset Antarc* Antarctica McMurdo Sound Partizan Island Topografov Island Weddell Seal Weddell Seals Research Data Australia (Australian National Data Service - ANDS) |
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biota oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS CALL TYPE CALLS CONTACT CALLS FREQUENCY INDIVIDUAL VARIATION LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII VOCALISATIONS WEDDELL SEALS FIELD SURVEYS AMD/AU CEOS AMD CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Davis McMurdo Station GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR |
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biota oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS CALL TYPE CALLS CONTACT CALLS FREQUENCY INDIVIDUAL VARIATION LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII VOCALISATIONS WEDDELL SEALS FIELD SURVEYS AMD/AU CEOS AMD CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Davis McMurdo Station GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR Variation of in-air female Weddell seal contact calls |
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biota oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS CALL TYPE CALLS CONTACT CALLS FREQUENCY INDIVIDUAL VARIATION LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII VOCALISATIONS WEDDELL SEALS FIELD SURVEYS AMD/AU CEOS AMD CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > Davis McMurdo Station GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR |
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Progress Code: completed Statement: Acoustic data collection: Weddell seal female calls were recorded from four breeding sites, Weddell Arm (WA), Partizan Island (PI), Long Fjord (LF), and Topografov Island (TI), near Davis Station, Antarctica in November 1997. Routine recordings were made between noon and midnight in good weather conditions (ie, with low wind and no precipitation). Data collection was opportunistic in nature, with actively vocalising seals recorded for longer periods. Seals were approached from a frontal position, while they were hauled out on the ice or swimming in a pool, so that they were not surprised by the sudden arrival of the single researcher. The microphone was shielded from direct wind by the researcher's body, where possible, and brought within 3 m of the seal's head. The researcher indicated verbally whether the focal mother, her pup or a distant seal produced the call recorded. Jaw snaps were directed towards the researcher only, while mother-pup 'contact' calls were produced when the female was orientated towards the pup or the researcher. Recordings were terminated if the seals became aggressive or began to move away from the researcher. Potential disturbance to the animals was minimised by approaching the colonies only once a day for short periods of time, and only a few times throughout the study. Behavioural data collection Weddell seal mother-pup reunion behaviour was video recorded from three breeding sites; Turtle Rock, North Hutton Cliffs and South Hutton Cliffs, near McMurdo Sound, Antarctica from October-December 2003. Recordings were made between 08:00-22:00 in good weather conditions (ie, with low to moderate wind and no precipitation). Seals in McMurdo Sound are all habituated to close approach by research scientists as all pups are tagged within three days of birth, and all tags at breeding colonies are read every 3-5 days. The equipment box was positioned within 5 m of the focal mother-pup pair and left to record for 90 minutes. Recording Equimpment All Davis ... |
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AADC (owner) AADC, DATA OFFICER (distributor) AADC, DATA OFFICER (custodian) AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (hasAssociationWith) Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher) Australian Antarctic Division (sponsor) TERHUNE, JOHN MOORE (collaborator) TERHUNE, JOHN MOORE (hasPrincipalInvestigator) TERHUNE, JOHN MOORE (author) Terhune, J.M. (originator) |
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Variation of in-air female Weddell seal contact calls |
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Variation of in-air female Weddell seal contact calls |
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Variation of in-air female Weddell seal contact calls |
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Variation of in-air female Weddell seal contact calls |
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Variation of in-air female Weddell seal contact calls |
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variation of in-air female weddell seal contact calls |
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Australian Ocean Data Network |
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https://researchdata.edu.au/variation-in-air-contact-calls/2816835 |
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Spatial: westlimit=77.9265; southlimit=-68.57; eastlimit=77.9267; northlimit=-68.5698 Spatial: westlimit=166.6; southlimit=-77.9; eastlimit=166.7; northlimit=-77.8 Temporal: From 1997-12-01 to 1997-12-08 |
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Antarc* Antarctica McMurdo Sound Partizan Island Topografov Island Weddell Seal Weddell Seals |
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Antarc* Antarctica McMurdo Sound Partizan Island Topografov Island Weddell Seal Weddell Seals |
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AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia |
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https://researchdata.edu.au/variation-in-air-contact-calls/2816835 ASAC_2122-4 |
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