Monitoring of the leopard seal population (Hydrurga leptonyx) in waters of the Argentine Islands (Antarctica)

• Published in: Theriologia Ukrainica
• Main Author: Pavlo B. Khoyetskyy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Ukrainian
• Published: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. National Museum of Natural History 2020
• Subjects: hydrurga leptonyx; pygoscelis papua; lobodon carcinophagus; antarctica; population size; population structure; animal feeding; Zoology; QL1-991; Argentine; Argentine Islands; Hydrurga; Antarc*; Antarctica; Crabeater Seals; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Leopard Seals; Lobodon carcinophagus; Pygoscelis papua
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15407/TU1916; https://doaj.org/article/e3d2ec13311a4849be54f03a0c724582

The state of the leopard seal population (Hydrurga leptonyx Blainville, 1828) in waters of the Argentine Islands was studied during the periods April 2015 — March 2016 and April 2018 — March 2019 according to the objectives of the State Target Scientific and Technical Research Programme of Ukraine i...