The ecology of the southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus 1758), at Marion Island

• Other Authors: Nel, J.A.J., Skinner, J.D. (John Dawson), 1932-, Condy, Patrick Richard
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Pretoria 2021
• Subjects: UCTD; Ecology; Southern African Seal; Marion Island; The Beaches; Elephant Seals; Killer Whale; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seals; Killer whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/83204

Thesis (DSc (Zoology))--University of Pretoria, 1977. Southern elephant seals at Marion Island inhabit the leeward coasts, where the beaches have a flat profile and smooth surface. Bulls hauled out in August, pregnant cows hauled out in September reaching peak numbers in mid-October, and pups reache...