Lesion, and haematologic and serum characteristics of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) sampled in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Yochem, P K, Stewart, Brent S, Gelatt, T S, Siniff, D
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2009
• Subjects: BIO; Biology; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; McMurdo_S; McMurdo Sound; Antarc*; Antarctica; International Polar Year; Southern Ocean; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.842553; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.842553

We examined and collected biomedical samples from Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) during studies of post-breeding-season foraging behaviour of adults and movements of weaned pups as a complement to ongoing studies on the ecology and population dynamics of the McMurdo seals (Stewart et al. 20...