Foraging ground fidelity and route-choice tactics of a marine predator: the Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella

• Main Authors: Bonadonna, F, Mary-Anne Lea, Dehorter, O, Guinet, C
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Wildlife and habitat management; Antarctic fur seal · Satellite transmitter · Foraging trip · Kerguelen; Antarctic; Austral; Cap Noir; Indian; Kerguelen; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Foraging_ground_fidelity_and_route-choice_tactics_of_a_marine_predator_the_Antarctic_fur_seal_Arctocephalus_gazella/22841507

This study examins the intra- and inter-individual changes in the foraging route-choice behaviour of 45 female Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella breeding at the Cap Noir colony in the Kerguelen Archipelago, southern Indian Ocean. Satellite transmitters were used to track seals during one or...