Weddell seal observations on female and pup behavior and breeding status for four overwintering periods (2015 to 2018) at Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Kim, Yejin, Ahn, In-Young, Park, Ji Kang, Lee, Won Young
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Masaryk Univerzity 2020
• Subjects: annual breeding cycle; Leptonychotes weddellii; Barton Peninsula; Antarctica; King George Island; Weddell; Barton; Antarc*; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/13675

In animal ecology studies, it is a fundamental monitoring work to observe annual breeding cycle. In this study, we report the detailed observations on seven mother and pup pairs of Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) at Barton peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica. Two or three pairs had been...