Beneath the Antarctic sea-ice: Fine-scale analysis of Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) behaviour and predator-prey interactions, using micro-sonar data in Terre Adélie ...

• Main Authors: Antoine, Adelie, Labrousse, Sara, Goulet, Pauline, Chevallay, Mathilde, Joris, Laborie, Picard, Baptiste, Guinet, Christophe, Nerini, David, Charrassin, Jean-Benoit, Heerah, Karine
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2023
• Subjects: Weddell seal; bio-logging; foraging behaviour; sonar tags; diving; predator-prey interaction; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Terre Adélie; Terre-Adélie; The Antarctic; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.jm63xsjj0; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.jm63xsjj0

In this study, we tried to assess:i) whether and how female Weddell seals feed (frequency, depth, duration) during lactation,ii) what is their utilization of a limited foraging area (benthic or pelagic dives) as they are spatially constrained by the presence of their pup, andiii) how can we characte...