Long distance breeding dispersal of a southern elephant seal
Southern elephant seals range extensively during regular foraging excursions. Despite this they are highly philopatric and long range dispersal is rare. At Gough Island, southern Atlantic Ocean, we observed a breeding adult male elephant seal during September 2009, which had been tagged on its natal...
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:469010 2023-07-30T04:03:16+02:00 Long distance breeding dispersal of a southern elephant seal Reisinger, Ryan R. Bester, Marthán N. 2010 https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/469010/ English eng Reisinger, Ryan R. and Bester, Marthán N. (2010) Long distance breeding dispersal of a southern elephant seal. Polar Biology, 33 (9), 1289-1291. (doi:10.1007/s00300-010-0830-z <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0830-z>). Article PeerReviewed 2010 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0830-z 2023-07-09T22:54:38Z Southern elephant seals range extensively during regular foraging excursions. Despite this they are highly philopatric and long range dispersal is rare. At Gough Island, southern Atlantic Ocean, we observed a breeding adult male elephant seal during September 2009, which had been tagged on its natal beach at Marion Island, southern Indian Ocean, in November 1998. The individual was resighted only once on Marion Island, 6 months after tagging. This 3,860 km movement represents dispersal (and likely gene flow) between distinct populations from different elephant seal geographical provinces. Given the polygynous breeding system of this species, the presence of this single male may have a disproportionate genetic effect on the small number of southern elephant seals breeding at Gough Island. Article in Journal/Newspaper Elephant Seal Elephant Seals Marion Island Polar Biology Southern Elephant Seal Southern Elephant Seals University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Indian Gough ENVELOPE(159.367,159.367,-81.633,-81.633) Polar Biology 33 9 1289 1291 |
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Southern elephant seals range extensively during regular foraging excursions. Despite this they are highly philopatric and long range dispersal is rare. At Gough Island, southern Atlantic Ocean, we observed a breeding adult male elephant seal during September 2009, which had been tagged on its natal beach at Marion Island, southern Indian Ocean, in November 1998. The individual was resighted only once on Marion Island, 6 months after tagging. This 3,860 km movement represents dispersal (and likely gene flow) between distinct populations from different elephant seal geographical provinces. Given the polygynous breeding system of this species, the presence of this single male may have a disproportionate genetic effect on the small number of southern elephant seals breeding at Gough Island. |
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Long distance breeding dispersal of a southern elephant seal |
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Long distance breeding dispersal of a southern elephant seal |
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Long distance breeding dispersal of a southern elephant seal |
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Long distance breeding dispersal of a southern elephant seal |
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Reisinger, Ryan R. and Bester, Marthán N. (2010) Long distance breeding dispersal of a southern elephant seal. Polar Biology, 33 (9), 1289-1291. (doi:10.1007/s00300-010-0830-z <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-010-0830-z>). |
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