The southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina at Gough Island
Southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina selected mainly the gently sloping, smooth-surfaced beaches and vegetated areas of the sheltered north-east coast. Mainly adults hauled out during the spring breeding season, with all pups being born by late October and the majority of the pups dispersing fro...
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ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/152340 2023-05-15T16:05:16+02:00 The southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina at Gough Island Bester, MN 2017-03-01 application/pdf http://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/152340 eng eng NISC (Pty) Ltd http://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/152340/141938 http://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/152340 The copyright belongs to the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. African Zoology; Vol 15, No 4 (1980); 235-239 2224-073X 1562-7020 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2017 ftjafricanj 2017-03-05T13:41:35Z Southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina selected mainly the gently sloping, smooth-surfaced beaches and vegetated areas of the sheltered north-east coast. Mainly adults hauled out during the spring breeding season, with all pups being born by late October and the majority of the pups dispersing from their birthsites by December. Subadults were most abundant at the onset of the summer moult haul-out, with bulls and some subadult males being most abundant towards the end of the moulting season. Moulting seals preferred vegetated areas to exposed beaches. During the 1977178 summer, total population was estimated at 163 suggesting a slight decrease since 1955/56. Harems were small and few in number, and pregnant cows showed fidelity to previous pupping sites. Spatial and temporal separation of the breeding populations of elephant and fur seals (Arctocephalus tropicalis) precluded competition for haul-out sites. Article in Journal/Newspaper Elephant Seal Elephant Seals Mirounga leonina Southern Elephant Seal Southern Elephant Seals AJOL - African Journals Online Gough ENVELOPE(159.367,159.367,-81.633,-81.633) |
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Southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina selected mainly the gently sloping, smooth-surfaced beaches and vegetated areas of the sheltered north-east coast. Mainly adults hauled out during the spring breeding season, with all pups being born by late October and the majority of the pups dispersing from their birthsites by December. Subadults were most abundant at the onset of the summer moult haul-out, with bulls and some subadult males being most abundant towards the end of the moulting season. Moulting seals preferred vegetated areas to exposed beaches. During the 1977178 summer, total population was estimated at 163 suggesting a slight decrease since 1955/56. Harems were small and few in number, and pregnant cows showed fidelity to previous pupping sites. Spatial and temporal separation of the breeding populations of elephant and fur seals (Arctocephalus tropicalis) precluded competition for haul-out sites. |
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Bester, MN The southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina at Gough Island |
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The southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina at Gough Island |
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The southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina at Gough Island |
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The southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina at Gough Island |
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The southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina at Gough Island |
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The southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina at Gough Island |
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southern elephant seal mirounga leonina at gough island |
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NISC (Pty) Ltd |
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2017 |
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http://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/152340 |
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ENVELOPE(159.367,159.367,-81.633,-81.633) |
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Gough |
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Gough |
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Elephant Seal Elephant Seals Mirounga leonina Southern Elephant Seal Southern Elephant Seals |
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Elephant Seal Elephant Seals Mirounga leonina Southern Elephant Seal Southern Elephant Seals |
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African Zoology; Vol 15, No 4 (1980); 235-239 2224-073X 1562-7020 |
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http://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/152340/141938 http://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/152340 |
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The copyright belongs to the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. |
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