Dispersal of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina L.) marked at Macquarie Island

• Published in: Wildlife Research
• Main Author: van den Hoff, J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: CSIRO Publishing 2001
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Science and Management; Wildlife and Habitat Management; Campbell Island; Elephant Seals; Macquarie Island; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1071/WR00065; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/22841

Southern elephant seals marked at Macquarie Island disperse to distant locations where they are sometimes seen during their moult and, for juveniles, a mid-year haul-out period (July - August). Most (87%) of these resighted seals were within 1000 km of Macquarie Island, and most commonly at Campbell...