Aspects of the ecology of Weddell seals Leptonychotes weddellii along the Mawson Coastline, East Antarctica

• Main Author: Pike, RJ
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Weddell seal; East Antarctica; Weddell; Kemp Land; Auster; MacRobertson Land; Mawson Coast; Colbeck; Macey; Auster Islands; Fold Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Crabeater Seals; Emperor penguins; Sea ice; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/21221/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/21221/1/whole_PikeRhondaJane2006_thesis.pdf

This study investigated the diet and patterns in occurrence of haul-out sites of Weddell seals along the Mawson coast of East Antarctica. Seats of Weddell seals (n = 303) were collected from 139 seal haul-out sites along 250 km of coast between Fold Island (Kemp Land coast - 66.83°S, 58.79°E) and Au...