Colony-based foraging segregation by Antarctic fur seals at the Kerguelen Archipelago

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Lea, M-A, Guinet, C, Cherel, Y, Hindell, MA, Dubroca, L, Thalmann, S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Fur seal; Segregation; Myctophid; Diving; Southern Ocean; Antarctic; Kerguelen; Indian; Îles Kerguelen; Cap Noir; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/9245/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/9245/1/Lea_MEPS_2008.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07305

The foraging behaviour of conspecific female Antarctic fur seals (AFS) was compared simultaneously at 2 breeding colonies at Îles Kerguelen (S Indian Ocean). A remnant colony at ÎIes Nuageuses (IN) thought to have escaped sealing is hypothesized to be the source of increasing fur seal numbers at Cap...