Metabolic heat loss in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) differs with stage of moult and between habitats

• Published in: Journal of Thermal Biology
• Main Authors: Paterson, William D., Chaise, Laureline L., McKnight, Chris, Currie, John I., Thompson, Dave, Gilbert, Caroline, McCafferty, Dominic J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Mirounga leonina; Marine mammals; Pinnipeds; Heat loss; Skin temperature; Moult; Thermoregulation; Wallows; Elephant Seals; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103183; https://napier-repository.worktribe.com/file/2832723/1/Metabolic%20Heat%20Loss%20In%20Southern%20Elephant%20Seals%20%28Mirounga%20Leonina%29%20Differs%20With%20Stage%20Of%20Moult%20And%20Between%20Habitats; http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2832723

The moult in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) represents an especially energetically demanding period during which seals must maintain high skin temperature to facilitate complete replacement of body fur and upper dermis. In this study, heat flux from the body surface was measured on 18 mo...