Winter dispersal of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx): environmental factors influencing demographics and seasonal abundance

• Published in: Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Jessopp, M. J., Forcada, J., Reid, K., Trathan, P.N., Murphy, E.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2004
• Subjects: Marine Sciences; Zoology; Ecology and Environment; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Bird Island; Hydrurga; Antarc*; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Leopard Seals
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/12214/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1017/S0952836904005102/pdf

The dynamics of leopard seat Hydrurga leptonyx abundance and residency were investigated both within and between years at Bird Island, South Georgia, using observations of tagged and untagged individuals. Seals belonged to an open population, and were sampled outside the breeding season and during t...