tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post1331716011174306118..comments2024-03-10T19:39:07.469+00:00Comments on Synapsida: Pinnipeds: Killer Seals of the AntarcticJK Revellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00358838350092883422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post-4832831545153313632017-10-08T17:37:34.463+01:002017-10-08T17:37:34.463+01:00Yes; there's considerable overlap in size. It&...Yes; there's considerable overlap in size. It's not like the sort of difference you get in, say, elephant seals. As for the reason, I've not seen one given, although possibly there's less competition than usual among the males, leaving the female need to cope with the stresses of rearing a pup the more important factor. But that's just a guess.JK Revellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358838350092883422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post-72940651727605334852017-10-08T16:37:32.425+01:002017-10-08T16:37:32.425+01:00the largest females - which are, unusually, larger...<i>the largest females - which are, unusually, larger than the males</i><br /><br />I take it that females are larger than males on average, not just just that the largest females are larger than (the largest?) males?<br /><br />If so, are there any particular behavioral or ecological reason known for the difference to other seals?Andreas Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802392912541974977noreply@blogger.com