Dive track profile, intermandibular angel sensor profile and immobilisation data of adult female Weddell seals at Drescher Inlet from expedition DRE2003 ...

• Main Authors: Liebsch, Nikolai S, Wilson, Rory P, Bornemann, Horst, Watanabe, Yuuki, Adelung, Dieter, Plötz, Joachim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2007
• Subjects: Marine endotherm; DRE2003; Drescher Camp; Marine Mammal Tracking MMT; Ice Shelf; Larsen Ice Shelf; Riiser Larsen Ice Shelf; Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf; Weddell Sea; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.603115; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.603115

Determination of when and where animals feed and how much they consume is fundamental to understand their ecology and role in ecosystems. However, the lack of reliable data on feeding habits of wild animals, and particularly in marine endotherms, attests to the difficulty in doing this. A promising...