Thermal ecology and social thermoregulation of Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) during their moult

Annual life cycle of Phocids at sea is interrupted twice for reproduction and moult on land. The moult, an energetically costly phase, is essential for the renewal of hair, as well as epidermis in some monachine seals (Mirounga and Monachus). Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) huddle in mud...

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Main Author: Chaise, Laureline
Other Authors: Mécanismes Adaptatifs et Evolution (MECADEV), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Museum national d'histoire naturelle - MNHN PARIS, Marc Théry, André Ancel, Caroline Gilbert
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:French
Published: HAL CCSD 2017
Subjects:
Phocidae
Huddling
Heat loss
Movements
Habitat use
Body condition
Phocidés
Agrégation
Pertes thermiques
Déplacements
Sélection de l'habitat
Condition corporelle
[SDV.BA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology
Huddle
Wallows
Elephant Seals
Mirounga leonina
Southern Elephant Seals
Online Access:https://theses.hal.science/tel-01951500
https://theses.hal.science/tel-01951500/document
https://theses.hal.science/tel-01951500/file/VA_CHAISE_Laureline_08122017.pdf

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