Goose barnacles on seals and a penguin at Gough Island

During a survey of seals in September and October 2009 at Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean, we recorded goose barnacles (Lepas australis) attached to the pelage of two of the 12 elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) inspected and one of the seven vagrant Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf, Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Zoological Society of Southern Africa 2010
Subjects:
Goose barnacle
Lepas australis
Subantarctic fur seals
Rockhopper penguin
Elephant seals > Tristan da Cunha > Gough Island
Penguins > Tristan da Cunha > Gough Island
Antarctic
Tristan
Gough
Antarc*
Antarctic Fur Seals
Arctocephalus gazella
Elephant Seals
Mirounga leonina
South Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/14281
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Summary:During a survey of seals in September and October 2009 at Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean, we recorded goose barnacles (Lepas australis) attached to the pelage of two of the 12 elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) inspected and one of the seven vagrant Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) which were found amongst the resident Subantarctic fur seals (A. tropicalis). We also recorded a goose barnacle attached to a Northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome moseleyi).

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