Effects of El Niño and La Niña events on the sex ratio of southern elephant seals at King George Island

• Main Authors: Vergani, D.F., Stanganelli, Z.B., Bilenca, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: El Niño; ENSO; King George Island; La Niña; Mirounga leonina; Sex ratio; Southern elephant seals; El Nino; La Nina; pinniped; Antarctica; South Shetland Islands; elephant; Mammalia; Phocidae; Pinnipedia; Bellingshausen Sea; Pacific; Indian; Argentina; Stranger Point; Antarc*; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01718630_v268_n_p293_Vergani; http://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=artiaex&d=paper_01718630_v268_n_p293_Vergani_oai

The response of altered sex ratio in southern elephant seals due to environmental stress was analysed. Data were collected at King George Island from 1980 to 1994. Significant retreats in the ice cover during El Niño events strongly suggest environmental stress during this period along the Bellingsh...