Animal movement and population connectivity are key areas of uncertainty in efforts to
understand and predict the spread of infectious disease. The emergence of highly …

In recent decades, southern elephant seals (SES) have become a species of particular
importance in ocean data acquisition. The scientific community has taken advantage of …

We report on the first outbreak of high pathogenicity H5N1 avian influenza, causing extreme
mortality in the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, at Península Valdés (PV) and …

Marine plastic pollution is projected to increase globally in the next few decades. This holds
true for South America where the number of species that interacts with plastics is increasing …

Developmental differences in vital rates are especially profound in polygamous mating
systems. Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are highly dimorphic and extremely …

Ontogenetic habitat shifts are a common feature of many marine species, including sharks,
which face conservation threats when their distributions overlap with human resource …

Research on marine mammal habitat-associations often uses satellite remote sensing of sea
surface temperature, chlorophyll concentration, and sea surface height to map mesoscale …

Although dietary studies have provided important insights into the causes and ramifications
of diet variation for the southern elephant seal (SES)(Mirounga leonina), adult males are …

Animal movement and population connectivity are key areas of uncertainty in efforts to
understand and predict the spread of infectious disease. The emergence of highly …

High spatial and temporal resolution hydrographic data collected by Southern Elephant
Seals (Mirounga leonina, SESs) and satellite remote sensing data allow a detailed …