Biology of the Sea Elephant (Elephant Seal), Heard Island, 1951

• Other Authors: AADC (originator), AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (resourceProvider)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: biota; oceans; SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; MAMMALS; CARNIVORES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS; POST-BREEDING PERIODS; SPECIES LIFE HISTORY; SURVIVAL RATES; Elephant Seals; Breeding; Lactation; Moult; Harems; Mortality; Fertilisation; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS; FIELD INVESTIGATION; FIELD SURVEYS; AMD; AMD/AU; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS; SOUTHERN OCEAN; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; Southern Ocean; Heard Island; Heard; McDonald Islands; Elephant Seal; walrus*
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/biology-sea-elephant-island-1951/687411; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/sea_elephant_biology_1951; https://data.aad.gov.au/eds/3341/download; http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=sea_elephant_biology_1951

See the report for further information. This is a copy of a scanned document which contains a report, as well as tabulated data compiled by K. Brown on Sea Elephants (Elephant Seals) at Heard Island in 1951. The data are biological in nature, and deal with: Breeding Season 1951 Formation of the Harems Arrival of the Bulls Arrival of the Cows Birth of the Pups Lactation Moult Pup Mortality Fertilisation of the Cows Break up of the Harems Arrival of the Adolescents