Preliminary comparison of calls of the hybridizing fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis and A. gazella

African Zoology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-53

  Hill, M St Clair ^a   Ferguson, J W H ^a   Bester, M N ^a   Kerley, G I H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fur seals; Marion Island; Mate recognition; Sound communication; Systematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010314076     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2001.11657113     Document Type: Review

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