Brief description
To quantify the winter diving behaviour and vertical habitat use of adult female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) we tracked females using Wildlife Computers Time-Depth Recorders (TDRs). Females were captured towards the end of the lactation period (March/April) and the TDR was attached dorsally to the fur approximately 10 cm anterior to the rump using a two-part epoxy. TDRs were retrieved just prior to or after giving birth the following season. Data files were extracted from the tags using the Wildlife Computers software Instrument Helper.Lineage
Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded
Statement: Females were captured towards the end of the lactation period (March/April) and a Time Depth Recorder (TDR) was attached dorsally to the fur approximately 10 cm anterior to the rump using a two-part epoxy. TDRs were retrieved just prior to or after giving birth the following season. Data files were extracted from the tags using the Wildlife Computers software Instrument Helper.
Data time period: 2012
text: westlimit=26.1943359375; southlimit=-62.3774835051; eastlimit=83.5869140625; northlimit=-35.3078291258
text: uplimit=200; downlimit=0
Subjects
AGRICULTURE |
ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR |
ANIMAL SCIENCE |
ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES |
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION |
Biological Sciences |
Behavioural Ecology |
CARNIVORES |
Depth |
EARTH SCIENCE |
Ecology |
Environmental Science and Management |
Environmental Sciences |
Light level |
MAMMALS |
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) |
SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES |
Temperature of the water body |
Time-Depth Recorder (TDR) |
Wildlife and Habitat Management |
animal behaviour |
biota |
biotelemetry |
land-sea mammals |
marine predator |
otariid |
pinniped |
tracking |
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Identifiers
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