
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Rounsevell, D. 
A1  - Pemberton, D. 
T1  - The status and seasonal occurrence of Leopard Seals, Hydrurga leptonyx, in Tasmanian waters.
JF  - Australian Mammalogy
JO  - Aust. Mammalogy
Y1  - 1994
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
SP  - 97
EP  - 102
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AM94010 
N2  - Seventy nine sightings of Leopard Seals, Hydrurga leptonyx, made over a period of 7 years in Tasmania are reported. They show that the species occurs annually in Tasmanian waters between July and November, probably as a result of northward movement from the Antarctic pack ice zone. Its seasonal occurrence in Tasmanian waters implies that it is a regular member of the marine fauna of the region. This is in contrast to previous reports that the species was a rare vagrant, occasionally stranding along the coastline. Comparisons of the age structure of H. leptonyx in Tasmania with those on subantarctic islands suggests that there is a clinal variation with latitude in the dispersal pattern, as young animals disperse further north than adults. 
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