Diving classification and behavior of free-ranging female southern elephant seals based on threedimensional movements and video-recorded observations

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: McGovern, K.A., Rodriguez, Diego Horacio, Lewis, Mirtha Noemi, Davis, R.W
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research
• Subjects: MIROUNGA LEONINA; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MYCTOPHID; PINNIPED; SEAL; SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Rodriguez; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina; South Atlantic Ocean; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/109673

The goal of this study was to classify dives of free-ranging female southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina from Península Valdés, Argentina, during their 2 mo post-breeding migration. Classifications were based on 3-dimensional movements and video-recorded observationsfrom 13 797 dives obtained by...