Local weather and body condition influence habitat use and movements on land of molting female southern elephant seals ( Mirounga leonina )

International audience Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are known to move and aggregate whilemolting, but little is known about their behavior on land during this time. In this study,60 adult females were monitored (23 with GPS tags) during four molting seasons,between 2012 and 2016 at Ker...

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Published in:Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors: Chaise, Laureline, Prinet, Iris, Toscani, Camille, Gallon, Susan, Paterson, William, Mccafferty, Dominic, Théry, Marc, Ancel, André, Gilbert, Caroline
Other Authors: Mécanismes Adaptatifs et Evolution (MECADEV), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École nationale vétérinaire - Alfort (ENVA), Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment University of Glasgow, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews Scotland, DACE, University of Glasgow, Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie (DEPE-IPHC), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2018
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Online Access:https://hal.science/hal-01844121
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4049