Presenc of the leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blaincille, 1820), on the coast of Chile: an example of the Antarctica - south America connection in the marine enviroment

• Main Authors: Aguayo-Lobo, Anelio, Acevedo, Jorge, Brito, José Luis, Acuña,Gómes Paola, Bassoi, Manuela, Secchi, Eduardo Resende, Rosa, Luciano Dalla
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Foca-leopardo; Chile; América do Sul; Oceano Austral; Leopard seal; South America; Southern Ocean; Foca leopardo; América del Sur; Océano austral; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Foca; Focas; Fogo; Hydrurga; Leopardo; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Antártica; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Leopard Seals; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/2239

Sightings of 115 leopard seals, Hydrurga leptonyx, have been recorded along the Chilean coasts from 1927 to 2010. Mostly immature seals occurred in northern and central Chile (18°20´S-39°59´S), especially in winter, while immature and adult individuals of both sexes and in good condition were common...