The dynamics of male harem dominance in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at the South Shetland Islands

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Carlini, Alejandro R., Poljak, Sebastián, Daneri, Gustavo Adolfo, Márquez, María Elba Isabel, Negrete, Javier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: MIROUNGA LEONINA; SOUTHERN ELEPHAT SEALS; BREEDING CHRONOLOGY; BREEDING BIOLOGY; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; 25 de Mayo; Argentina; Argentino; Gustavo; isla 25 de Mayo; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Stranger Point; Dirección Nacional del Antártico; Elephant Seals; Instituto Antártico Argentino; Isla 25 de Mayo; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/244132

Breeding chronology, harem structure and changes in male harem dominance were studied at Stranger Point, Isla 25 de Mayo/King George Island, principally by extensive field census work during the 2003 breeding season. Males were individually identified and their size estimated by using a photogrammet...