Novel foraging strategies observed in a growing leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) population at Livingston Island, Antarctic Peninsula

• Main Authors: Krause, Douglas, Goebel, Michael, Marshall, Gregory, Abernathy, Kyler
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: figshare 2015
• Subjects: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; Ecology; FOS Biological sciences; 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified; Marine Biology; Inorganic Chemistry; FOS Chemical sciences; Science Policy; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Livingston Island; Hydrurga; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Antarctica; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Leopard Seals
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3619235.v1; https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Novel_foraging_strategies_observed_in_a_growing_leopard_seal_Hydrurga_leptonyx_population_at_Livingston_Island_Antarctic_Peninsula/3619235/1

Abstract Background Leopard seals are apex predators that can alter the community structure of Antarctic coastal ecosystems. Previous behavioral studies were limited to land-based, daytime observations of foraging leopard seals. Consequently, foraging tactics, social behaviors, and indirect ecosyste...