Submesoscale ocean fronts act as biological hotspot for southern elephant seal
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42117-w
Abstract: The area west of the Kerguelen Islands (20–70°E/45–60°S) is characterized by a weak mesoscale activity except for a standing meander region of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) localized between 20 and 40°E. A unique bio-physical… read more here.
Keywords: west kerguelen; southern elephant; activity; elephant seal ... See more keywords
Effects of disease on foraging behaviour and success in an individual free-ranging northern elephant seal
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DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coad034
Abstract: Abstract Evaluating consequences of stressors on vital rates in marine mammals is of considerable interest to scientific and regulatory bodies. Many of these species face numerous anthropogenic and environmental disturbances. Despite its importance as a… read more here.
Keywords: free ranging; northern elephant; seal; elephant seal ... See more keywords
Density-dependent effects on reproductive output in a capital breeding carnivore, the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1258
Abstract: All organisms face resource limitations that will ultimately restrict population growth, but the controlling mechanisms vary across ecosystems, taxa, and reproductive strategies. Using four decades of data, we examine how variation in the environment and… read more here.
Keywords: carnivore northern; northern elephant; density; capital breeding ... See more keywords
Causes of mortality in northern elephant seal pups on San Miguel Island, California
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DOI: 10.1177/1040638720907100
Abstract: In February 2015, we conducted a field study of causes of mortality of northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) pups on San Miguel Island, California. Autopsies were performed on 18 freshly dead pups. Ages of pups… read more here.
Keywords: northern elephant; pups san; mortality northern; causes mortality ... See more keywords