Records of vagrant phocid seals (family Phocidae) in South Australia
Five species of phocid seal of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica come ashore occasionally on the southern Australian coast but do not breed there. We document records (specimens and sightings) of visits to South Australia (SA) by southern phocids from 1883 until August 2011. We used records from the...
Published in: | Australian Mammalogy |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
CSIRO Publishing
2012
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/91899 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM11036 |
id |
ftunivadelaidedl:oai:digital.library.adelaide.edu.au:2440/91899 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivadelaidedl:oai:digital.library.adelaide.edu.au:2440/91899 2023-12-24T10:11:29+01:00 Records of vagrant phocid seals (family Phocidae) in South Australia Shaughnessy, P. Kemper, C. Ling, J. 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/91899 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM11036 en eng CSIRO Publishing Australian Mammalogy, 2012; 34(2):155-169 0310-0049 1836-7402 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/91899 doi:10.1071/AM11036 © The Authors http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am11036 crabeater seal leopard seal Ross seal southern elephant seal Weddell seal Journal article 2012 ftunivadelaidedl https://doi.org/10.1071/AM1103610.1071/am11036 2023-11-27T23:28:13Z Five species of phocid seal of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica come ashore occasionally on the southern Australian coast but do not breed there. We document records (specimens and sightings) of visits to South Australia (SA) by southern phocids from 1883 until August 2011. We used records from the SA Museum, reports from coastal officers of SA Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the DENR fauna database, information from the public, the literature and newspapers. Thirty-six southern elephant seal records included two births, in November 1932 and October 1986. The latter pup suckled for 20 days and then stayed ashore for eight weeks; both are similar to average durations at Macquarie Island. Of 33 dated records, 31 were between August and April, when elephant seals at Macquarie Island (the closest breeding site) are ashore to breed or moult. A recognisable male on Kangaroo Island has been sighted often over 10 years to 2010. Of the ice-breeding species, there were 54 leopard seal records. All of 40 dated records were between June and December, with the maximum (12) in August, similar to the seasonal distribution in Tasmania. There were five records of crabeater seals, one of a Ross seal, and one of a Weddell seal. Peter D. Shaughnessy, Catherine M. Kemper and John K. Ling Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Crabeater Seal Crabeater Seals Elephant Seal Elephant Seals Leopard Seal Macquarie Island Ross Seal Southern Elephant Seal Southern Ocean Weddell Seal The University of Adelaide: Digital Library Southern Ocean Weddell Kangaroo Island ENVELOPE(-97.260,-97.260,59.910,59.910) Australian Mammalogy 34 2 155 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
The University of Adelaide: Digital Library |
op_collection_id |
ftunivadelaidedl |
language |
English |
topic |
crabeater seal leopard seal Ross seal southern elephant seal Weddell seal |
spellingShingle |
crabeater seal leopard seal Ross seal southern elephant seal Weddell seal Shaughnessy, P. Kemper, C. Ling, J. Records of vagrant phocid seals (family Phocidae) in South Australia |
topic_facet |
crabeater seal leopard seal Ross seal southern elephant seal Weddell seal |
description |
Five species of phocid seal of the Southern Ocean and Antarctica come ashore occasionally on the southern Australian coast but do not breed there. We document records (specimens and sightings) of visits to South Australia (SA) by southern phocids from 1883 until August 2011. We used records from the SA Museum, reports from coastal officers of SA Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the DENR fauna database, information from the public, the literature and newspapers. Thirty-six southern elephant seal records included two births, in November 1932 and October 1986. The latter pup suckled for 20 days and then stayed ashore for eight weeks; both are similar to average durations at Macquarie Island. Of 33 dated records, 31 were between August and April, when elephant seals at Macquarie Island (the closest breeding site) are ashore to breed or moult. A recognisable male on Kangaroo Island has been sighted often over 10 years to 2010. Of the ice-breeding species, there were 54 leopard seal records. All of 40 dated records were between June and December, with the maximum (12) in August, similar to the seasonal distribution in Tasmania. There were five records of crabeater seals, one of a Ross seal, and one of a Weddell seal. Peter D. Shaughnessy, Catherine M. Kemper and John K. Ling |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Shaughnessy, P. Kemper, C. Ling, J. |
author_facet |
Shaughnessy, P. Kemper, C. Ling, J. |
author_sort |
Shaughnessy, P. |
title |
Records of vagrant phocid seals (family Phocidae) in South Australia |
title_short |
Records of vagrant phocid seals (family Phocidae) in South Australia |
title_full |
Records of vagrant phocid seals (family Phocidae) in South Australia |
title_fullStr |
Records of vagrant phocid seals (family Phocidae) in South Australia |
title_full_unstemmed |
Records of vagrant phocid seals (family Phocidae) in South Australia |
title_sort |
records of vagrant phocid seals (family phocidae) in south australia |
publisher |
CSIRO Publishing |
publishDate |
2012 |
url |
http://hdl.handle.net/2440/91899 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM11036 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-97.260,-97.260,59.910,59.910) |
geographic |
Southern Ocean Weddell Kangaroo Island |
geographic_facet |
Southern Ocean Weddell Kangaroo Island |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctica Crabeater Seal Crabeater Seals Elephant Seal Elephant Seals Leopard Seal Macquarie Island Ross Seal Southern Elephant Seal Southern Ocean Weddell Seal |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctica Crabeater Seal Crabeater Seals Elephant Seal Elephant Seals Leopard Seal Macquarie Island Ross Seal Southern Elephant Seal Southern Ocean Weddell Seal |
op_source |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am11036 |
op_relation |
Australian Mammalogy, 2012; 34(2):155-169 0310-0049 1836-7402 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/91899 doi:10.1071/AM11036 |
op_rights |
© The Authors |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1071/AM1103610.1071/am11036 |
container_title |
Australian Mammalogy |
container_volume |
34 |
container_issue |
2 |
container_start_page |
155 |
_version_ |
1786165669754044416 |