Bearded Seal — Bioacoustics Research Program
The ocean off Point Barrow, Alaska during the spring Bowhead whale migration is a very noisy place. Contributors to the ambient environment include ice creaking and groaning
www.birds.cornell.edu/brp/listen-to-project-sounds/bearded-seal

Bearded Seal- General Description
Bearded seals belong to the suborder Pinnipedia and the family Phocidae (true seals). They are the largest northern phocid seal.
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2005/Kirlin/generaldescription.html

Bearded Seal, Pika
Bearded Seal by Kyle My animal is a Bearded Seal. The bearded seal is the largest seal found in the seas of Alaska. During the winter the bearded seal can weigh more than 750
volweb.utk.edu/Schools/sumnercs/nberry/akbeard.htm

Bearded Seal - Bibliography
Anderson, M., Hjelset A. M., Gjertz, I., Lyderson C., Gullikson, B. (1999). "Growth, age at sexual maturity and condition in bearded seals
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2005/Kirlin/Bibliography.html

Bearded Seal - Parental Care
Parental care in all pinniped seals is exclusively the task of the female. Females invest in their young primarily by milk production, but also through defense
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2005/Kirlin/parentalcare.html

Bearded Seal - Habitat and Distribution
The habitat of the bearded seal is the arctic seas where the ice shifts and is thinned or kept open by strong currents (Kingsley and Stirling
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2005/Kirlin/habitat.html

Bearded Seal
Image courtesy of NOAA. Photographer: Lew Consiglieri, NOAA Corps. Taken in June 1978.
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2005/Kirlin/kirlin.html

Bearded Seal- Social Spacing
Social Spacing . Bearded seals have overlapping home ranges, but stay temporally separate from each other most of the time. The home range of the bearded seal is the undefended
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2005/Kirlin/socialspacing.html

Bearded Seal - Mating System
All seals are annual seasonal breeders and their oestrus cycles are generally synchronized by when pups are born and weaned (Atkinson, 1997).
www.bio.davidson.edu/people/vecase/Behavior/Spring2005/Kirlin/Mating.html

ADW: Erignathus barbatus: Information
Bearded seal populations seem to be stable, estimated population size, excluding Canada and Norway, is 500,000. However, they are difficult to count and there are some concerns
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Erignathus_barbatus.html