... analyses of marine vertebrates. In a fluid marine environment,characterized by curvilinear structures, linearly interpolated track data are not realistic. Based on these two facts, we interpolated tracking data from albatrosses, penguins, boobies, sea lions, fur seals and elephant seals using six...

... those of closely related species inhabiting similar environments. The present study examined the body composition, metabolism and indices of physiological development in pups of Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella ) and subantarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus tropicalis ), congeneric species...

...Isabelle Charrier; Nicolas Mathevon; Pierre Jouventin SUMMARY In the subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis , mothers leave their pups during the rearing period to make long and frequent feeding trips to sea. When a female returns from the ocean, she has to find her pup among several...