Hydrographic influences on the summer dive behaviour of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in Atka Bay, Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: McIntyre, Trevor, Stansfield, L., Bornemann, Horst, Plötz, Joachim, Bester, Marthán. N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: SPRINGER 2013
• Subjects: Atka; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/33492/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/33492/1/McIntyre-etal_2013a.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.41973; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.41973.d001

In order to gain insights into species-level behavioural responses to the physical environment, it is necessary to obtain information from various populations and at all times of year. We analysed the influences of physical environmental parameters on the mid-summer dive behaviour of Weddell seals (...