Movements and diving of bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) mothers and pups during lactation and post-weaning

• Main Authors: Kovacs, Kit M., Gjertz, Ian, Wiig, Øystein, Lydersen, Christian
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2008
• Subjects: BIOTA; biology; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; MAMMALS; CARNIVORES; SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES; BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; Arctic; Svalbard; Greenland; Norway; Jan Mayen; bearded seal; Erignathus barbatus; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; North Atlantic; walrus*
• Online Access: http://data.npolar.no/dataset/dbbb9da3-b31f-555b-8c60-9102e3d64963

The study had three objectives: 1) to determine the movement patterns of bearded seals in the coastal areas of Svalbard, 2) to determine the length of the nursing period and the age at weaning, and 3) to obtain ecological knowledge about diving skills and diving behaviour of a little-known arctic se...