Goose barnacles hitchhike on satellite-tracked southern elephant seals

Goose barnacles (Lepas australis) attached to satellite-relay data loggers were carried by three southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Marion Island. Their movements across the Polar Frontal Zone are presented, providing further evidence that megafauna are potential vectors for the transpo...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf, McIntyre, Trevor, Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer 2009
Subjects:
Lepas australis
Species transport
Southern elephant seal > Marion Island
Animal radio tracking > Antarctic Ocean
Artificial satellites > Tracking
Home range (Animal geography) > Antarctic Ocean
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
Antarctic Ocean
Antarc*
Elephant Seal
Elephant Seals
Marion Island
Mirounga leonina
Polar Biology
Southern Elephant Seal
Southern Elephant Seals
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13707
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-009-0724-0
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Summary:Goose barnacles (Lepas australis) attached to satellite-relay data loggers were carried by three southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Marion Island. Their movements across the Polar Frontal Zone are presented, providing further evidence that megafauna are potential vectors for the transport of species into the Southern Ocean.

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