Environmental and physiological determinants of huddling behavior of molting female southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina)

• Published in: Physiology & Behavior
• Main Authors: Chaise, Laureline L., McCafferty, Dominic J., Krellenstein, Adélie, Gallon, Susan L., Paterson, William D., Théry, Marc, Ancel, André, Gilbert, Caroline
• Other Authors: University of St Andrews. Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews. School of Biology
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Phocids; Aggregation behavior; Heat loss; Habitat type; Meteorological variations; Stomach temperature; QH301 Biology; NDAS; QH301; Wallows; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/18799; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.10.016; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938418302786#s0110

The overall study was funded by the IPEV (Program 1037 HEnergES), doctoral fellowships of French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the University of St Andrews, the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS) and the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland. While...