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: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2023
• Subjects: Weddell seal; bio-logging; foraging behaviour; sonar tags; diving; predator-prey interaction; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Terre Adélie; Terre-Adélie; The Antarctic; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Institut Polaire Français; Sea ice; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10142522; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10142522

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...