New records of mummified crabeater seals on islands bordering Admiralty Sound, Weddell Sea

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Negrete, Javier, Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor, Soibelzon, Esteban, Lusky, Jorge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: ISLA MARAMBIO; SAERIAL SURVEY; SEA ICE BREAK-UP; SNOW HILL ISLAND; TAPHONOMIC STATE; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Weddell Sea; Argentino; Weddell; Argentina; Seymour; Seymour Island; Estrecho; Marambio; Hill Island; Snow Hill Island; Bouchard; isla Marambio; Admiralty Sound; estrecho Bouchard; Snow Hill; Antarctic Science; antartic*; Crabeater Seals; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/128016

Ninety-six mummified crabeater seals discovered at Seymour Island (Isla Marambio) are reported. Each specimen was georeferenced, photographed and assigned to five different taphonomic states. Previous work stated that seals at Seymour Island get stranded inland around the breeding season. However, i...