Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha

An adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis, on Inaccessible Island in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago (TdC), was observed infested with goose barnacles, likely Lepas australis. Although adult females have been recorded to carry goose barnacles, this is the first record from an a...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt, Ryan, Peter G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer 2019
Subjects:
Sub-Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis)
Adult male
Goose barnacles
Inaccessible Island
Tristan da Cunha archipelago (TdC)
Antarctic
Tristan
Antarc*
Antarctic Fur Seal
Polar Biology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72470
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02560-x
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spelling ftunivpretoria:oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/72470 2023-05-15T14:05:19+02:00 Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt Ryan, Peter G. 2019-12-03T07:01:16Z http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72470 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02560-x en eng Springer http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72470 Bester, M.N. & Ryan, P.G. Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha. Polar Biology (2019) 42: 1943-1946. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02560-x. 0722-4060 (print) 1432-2056 (online) doi:10.1007/s00300-019-02560-x © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2019. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.comjournal/300. Sub-Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) Adult male Goose barnacles Inaccessible Island Tristan da Cunha archipelago (TdC) Postprint Article 2019 ftunivpretoria https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02560-x 2022-05-31T13:38:24Z An adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis, on Inaccessible Island in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago (TdC), was observed infested with goose barnacles, likely Lepas australis. Although adult females have been recorded to carry goose barnacles, this is the first record from an adult male at a breeding island. Males remain at sea throughout winter, so it is not clear why there are not more records of goose barnacles attached to their pelage. http://link.springer.com/journal/300 2020-08-21 hj2019 Mammal Research Institute Zoology and Entomology Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Fur Seal Inaccessible Island Polar Biology University of Pretoria: UPSpace Antarctic Tristan ENVELOPE(140.900,140.900,-66.735,-66.735) Inaccessible Island ENVELOPE(166.350,166.350,-77.650,-77.650) Polar Biology 42 10 1943 1946
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topic Sub-Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis)
Adult male
Goose barnacles
Inaccessible Island
Tristan da Cunha archipelago (TdC)
spellingShingle Sub-Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis)
Adult male
Goose barnacles
Inaccessible Island
Tristan da Cunha archipelago (TdC)
Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
Ryan, Peter G.
Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha
topic_facet Sub-Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis)
Adult male
Goose barnacles
Inaccessible Island
Tristan da Cunha archipelago (TdC)
description An adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis, on Inaccessible Island in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago (TdC), was observed infested with goose barnacles, likely Lepas australis. Although adult females have been recorded to carry goose barnacles, this is the first record from an adult male at a breeding island. Males remain at sea throughout winter, so it is not clear why there are not more records of goose barnacles attached to their pelage. http://link.springer.com/journal/300 2020-08-21 hj2019 Mammal Research Institute Zoology and Entomology
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
Ryan, Peter G.
author_facet Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
Ryan, Peter G.
author_sort Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
title Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha
title_short Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha
title_full Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha
title_fullStr Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha
title_full_unstemmed Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha
title_sort stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-antarctic fur seal at inaccessible island, tristan da cunha
publisher Springer
publishDate 2019
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02560-x
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Polar Biology
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Polar Biology
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Bester, M.N. & Ryan, P.G. Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha. Polar Biology (2019) 42: 1943-1946. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02560-x.
0722-4060 (print)
1432-2056 (online)
doi:10.1007/s00300-019-02560-x
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