… In this volume, the first section on population ecology … impact of southern elephant seals on
the Antarctic ecosystem, and … northern elephant seal are presented, basic behavioral and life …

… breeding strategies of the northern elephant seal are presented, basic behavioral and life
history data that are intended to elucidate the causes of population growth and decline. The …

… to the fields of ecology, physiology, and behavior is related to the … , elephant seals have
been and will continue to be a key species in attempts to synthesize theory related to the ecology …

… and foraging; and physiological ecology. The section on population ecology contains five
chapters, four of them principally concerned with southern elephant seals. Chapters by Stewart …

The two species of elephant seals, M. angustirostris and M. leonina, inhabit different parts of
the world, in opposite hemispheres and contrasting climatic zones, they breed at different …

… to students of animal behavior, ecology, physiology, and marine … In this volume, the first
section on population ecology … impact of southern elephant seals on the Antarctic ecosystem, and …

… behaviour can be generalised to include physiological effects and other causes of
behavioural and physiological … the population growth rate of female southern elephant seals at …

Sexual segregation in foraging is predicted from the great size disparity of male and female
northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris. Our aim was to test this prediction by …

… In a cross‐sectional study the physiological and behavioral … (older) elephant seals by
conducting behavioral observations … determine which physiological and behavioral characteristics …

… seals were breeding on fifteen islands and at three mainland beaches. Sixty-four percent of
28,164 northern elephant seal … The entire elephant seal population was estimated to number …