Evaluation of the foraging performance and types of prey consumed by female elephant seals in the Valdes Peninsulaand the Kerguelen Islands

• Main Author: Dameron, Nolwenn
• Other Authors: AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Centre d'études biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), 405 route de Prissé la Charrière, 79360 Villiers-en-Bois, Didier Le Coeur, Christophe Guinet
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 2020
• Subjects: Elephant seal; Mirounga leonina; Diving behaviour; Foraging success; Prey; Drift rate; Density; Valdes Peninsula; Kerguelen; Éléphant de mer; Comportement de plongée; Succès de pêche; Proies; Taux de dérive; Densité; Péninsule Valdés; [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Îles Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-03038305; https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-03038305/document; https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-03038305/file/2020_Dameron_Nolwenn_GE.pdf

The distribution and abundance of marine resources are subject to variations in environmental parameters. The ability of marine predators, such as the southern elephant seals (SES), Mirounga leonina, to forage efficiently can determine their net energy gain. In this study, 16 SES females from the Ke...