Detecting bioluminescence with an irradiance time-depth recorder deployed on southern elephant seals

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Authors: Campagna, Claudio, Dignani, Jorge Pablo, Blackwell, Susanna B., Marin, Maria Rosa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
• Subjects: Mirounga leonina; Bioluminiscencia; Buceos; Patagonia; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Pablo; Elephant Seals; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/99549

While at sea, elephant seals (Mirounga spp.) spend 90% of their time underwater, at mean depths of 400-500 m while foraging during both daytime and nighttime (Le Boeuf 1994). Although most surface light is lost before reaching these depths, elephant seals have adaptations to low light levels that su...