Ecology of Weddell seals during winter: Influence of environmental parameters on their foraging behaviour

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Heerah, K, Andrews-Goff, V, Williams, GD, Sultan, E, Hindell, MA, Patterson, T, Charrassin, J-B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2013
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); Antarctic; Austral; Dumont d'Urville; Dumont-d'Urville; East Antarctica; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.08.025; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/86833

Studying the foraging strategies of top predators can provide information on both how animals interact with their environment and the distribution of their prey. We studied the winter foraging behaviour of Weddell seals in Adlie Land, East Antarctica, and the influence of abiotic parameters (bathyme...