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Through-ice communication by Weddell seals may not be practicable
Possible communication between territorial male Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) under the ice with females on the ice was investigated. In-air and underwater recordings... -
Easily measured call attributes can detect vocal differences between Weddell...
Underwater vocalisations of Weddell seals were recorded at Casey (1997) and Davis (1992 and 1997) Antarctica. The goal of the study was to determine if it would be possible to... -
Repetition patterns in Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) underwater...
Many vocalisations produced by Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) are made up of repeated individual distinct sounds (elements). Patterning of multiple element calls was... -
Measuring the effects of human activity on Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii)
The number of people travelling to Antarctica is growing, with much of the recent increase in visitor numbers attributable to an expansion in commercial tourism (Enzenbacher... -
Variation of in-air female Weddell seal contact calls
From the abstract of the attached paper: Vocal recognition may function as a critical factor in maintaining the phocid mother-pup bond during lactation. For vocal recognition to... -
Regional dialects and herd formation aspects of Weddell seal (Leptonychotes...
Database Description The files represent the 41 different Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) call types identified at either Mawson, Davis, and/or Casey. They were collected... -
Weddell seal call types made by males and females.
Recordings were made of adult male and female Weddell seals on the ice during the breeding seasons of 1990 and 1997. The recordings were made near Davis, Antarctica in the... -
Stereotyped Calling Patterns of a Male Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)
From the abstract of the attached paper: Underwater calling behaviour between breathing bouts of a single adult male Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) was examined with... -
Reproductive rate as an index of the environment: 28 years of monitoring...
Publication of these results is currently in progress with the Journal of Animal Ecology. Summary 1.An efficient method of describing change in Antarctic marine ecosystems is... -
Vocal Characteristics and Communication Strategies of Weddell Seal...
The underwater and in-air recordings were used to derive a technique to classify the call types. The in-air recordings demonstrated that both males and females vocalise and... -
Dialects and Usage Patterns of Weddell Seal 'Leptonychotes weddelli'...
Underwater recordings of vocalisations of Weddell seals were obtained at 8 locations within the Vestfold Hills (7) and Larsemann Hills (1). The recordings were made near groups... -
Reproductive rate as an index of the environment: 28 years of monitoring...
Publication of these results is currently in progress with the Journal of Animal Ecology. Summary 1.An efficient method of describing change in Antarctic marine ecosystems is... -
Stereotyped Calling Patterns of a Male Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)
From the abstract of the attached paper: Underwater calling behaviour between breathing bouts of a single adult male Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) was examined with...
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