Extreme herding behavior in adult male sub-Antarctic fur seals

dc.contributor.authorBester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
dc.contributor.authorRossouw, G.J.
dc.contributor.emailmnbester@zoology.up.ac.za
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-08T07:45:44Z
dc.date.available2025-07-08T07:45:44Z
dc.date.issued2025-05
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY : The recorded intersexual encounters between adult males and females are shown in Table 1 taken from Bester (1977).
dc.description.abstractWe re-analyzed unpublished data on herding behavior in adult male sub-Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis recorded at Gough Island during the 1975/76 austral summer breeding season. The results extend the study of competition and injury in adult males from the same population. Herding behavior is defined and shows that adult males in this population exhibit the most extreme herding behavior of the fur seal genus Arctocephalus. Extreme herding responses result from both human disturbance and in natural settings without human disturbance. Such information is needed for comparative studies about aggression and territorial behavior in otariids.
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomology
dc.description.departmentMammal Research Institute
dc.description.librarianhj2025
dc.description.sdgSDG-14: Life below water
dc.description.sponsorshipOpen access funding provided by University of Pretoria.
dc.description.urihttps://link.springer.com/journal/10164
dc.identifier.citationBester, M.N., Rossouw, G.J. Extreme herding behavior in adult male sub-Antarctic fur seals. Journal of Ethology 43, 137–140 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10164-025-00838-8.
dc.identifier.issn0289-0771 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1439-5444 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s10164-025-00838-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/103218
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2025. This article is published under an open access license.
dc.subjectAggression
dc.subjectBreeding season
dc.subjectGough Island
dc.subjectIntersexual encounters
dc.subjectOtariids
dc.subjectSubantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis)
dc.titleExtreme herding behavior in adult male sub-Antarctic fur seals
dc.typeArticle

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