Summer circumpolar acoustic occurrence and call rates of Ross, Ommatophoca rossii, and leopard, Hydrurga leptonyx, seals in the Southern Ocean

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Shabangu, Fannie Welcome, Rogers, Tracey L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic pack ice seals; Diel calling behaviour; Animal calls; Antarctic; Passive acoustic survey; Circumpolar occurrence; Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii); Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx); Austral; Hydrurga; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seal; Leopard Seals; Polar Biology; Ross Seal; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• Online Access: https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87566; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02804-9

Two of the Antarctic pack ice seals, Ross, Ommatophoca rossii, and leopard, Hydrurga leptonyx, seals, are extremely difficult to study via traditional visual survey techniques, yet are ideal for an acoustic survey as they are highly vociferous and produce an array of underwater sounds during the aus...