At sea ecology of Weddell seals in East Antarctica in relation with environmental physical parameters

• Main Author: Heerah, Karine
• Other Authors: Paris 6, University of Tasmania, Charrassin, Jean-Benoît, Hindell, Mark, Guinet, Christophe
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Pinnipèdes; Antarctique; Écologie alimentaire; Océanographie; Modèles d'habitat; Comportement de plongée; Pinnipeds; Foraging behaviour; envir; geo; Antarctic; Dumont d’Urville; East Antarctica; Phoques; The Antarctic; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antarctique*; banquise; Sea ice; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://www.theses.fr/2014PA066533/document

Studying the movement patterns and diving behaviour of top predators in relation with biotic and abiotic environmental features can provide valuable insights in the behavioural tactics they have evolved and/or learned to maximize prey acquisition in a given environment. The Weddell seal is the only...