Beneath the Antarctic sea‐ice: Fine‐scale analysis of Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) behavior and predator–prey interactions, using micro‐sonar data in Terre Adélie

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Antoine, Adélie, Labrousse, Sara, Goulet, Pauline, Chevallay, Mathilde, Laborie, Joris, Picard, Baptiste, Guinet, Christophe, Nerini, David, Charrassin, Jean‐Benoît, Heerah, Karine
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
• Subjects: Nature Notes; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Terre Adélie; Terre-Adélie; The Antarctic; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10714067/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38089897; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10796

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