Movement of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina L.) from Elephant Is. South Shetlands, Antarctica

In 1999, at-sea activity of two young southern elephant seal males (Mirounga leonina) from Elephant Is. (61º13'S, 55º23'W), Antarctica, was monitored and tracked for 9 months. The individuals were randomly selected, captured, sedated (Zoletil 50®- 1mg/kg), weighed, measured, bled, paint-ma...

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Main Authors: Mônica M. C. Muelbert, Ricardo B. Robaldo, Pablo E. Martínes, Elton P. Colares, Adalto Bianchini, Alberto Setzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2004-07-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000300017