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This book describes the environment and behaviour patterns of the Weddell seal. Based on his numerous expeditions to the Antarctic, Dr Kooyman has analysed the seal's diving physiology and acoustical biology.

Table of Contents
Preface; 1. McMurdo sound; 2. The Weddell seal; 3. Breeding, birth and growth; 4. Cold; 5. Diving behaviour: Poseidon's pride; 6. Physiology of diving; 7. Food habits and energetics; 8. Under-ice orientation (summer day - winter night); 9. Distribution, abundance and mortality; 10. Future prospects; References; Index.

Weddell Seal

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    Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    Publication Date: 6/4/2009 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780521112413, 978-0521112413
    ISBN10: 0521112419
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    This book describes the environment and behaviour patterns of the Weddell seal. Based on his numerous expeditions to the Antarctic, Dr Kooyman has analysed the seal's diving physiology and acoustical biology.

    Table of Contents
    Preface; 1. McMurdo sound; 2. The Weddell seal; 3. Breeding, birth and growth; 4. Cold; 5. Diving behaviour: Poseidon's pride; 6. Physiology of diving; 7. Food habits and energetics; 8. Under-ice orientation (summer day - winter night); 9. Distribution, abundance and mortality; 10. Future prospects; References; Index.

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