James P. Rule

Sep 4, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | James P. Rule |Hazel Richards |Tahlia I. Pollock |David Hocking

While terrestrial breeding in polygynous species of pinnipeds allows for observations of reproductive behavior (Atkinson, 1997), similar opportunities are limited for cryptic, nonpolygynous, aquatic-breeding species. The isolated nature of solitary leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx; Southwell et al., 2012) restricts data collection on their reproductive behavior.