Long-term consistency of dispersal between two colonies of northern elephant seals

• Main Authors: Condit, Richard, Hatfield, Brian
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Elephant seal; dispersal; marine mammal; Piedras; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/7908497; https://doi.org/10.7291/D1CT1P

Dispersal drives extinction-recolonization dynamics of metapopulations and is necessary for endangered species to recolonize former ranges. Yet few studies quantify dispersal and even fewer examine consistency of dispersal over many years. The northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) provide...