Viability of the southern elephant seal population of the Falkland Islands

Animal Conservation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 81-88

  Galimberti, F ^a,e   Sanvito, S ^b   Boitani, L ^c   Fabiani, A ^d  

^a Elephant Seal Research Group   (Italy)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PHOCIDAE; POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 0003122637     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943001001093     Document Type: Article

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