Birth-site characteristics and prenatal molting in bearded seals (erignathus barbatus).

Investigates the reproductive behavior and energetics of bearded seals. Characteristics of birth sites; Prenatal molting in bearded seals; Organization of the prenatally shed hair of bearded seals; Prenatal molt-early swimming pattern among phocid seals; Difference in structuring of the molted hair in the womb of harbor versus hooded seals.