Proximate composition of Australian sea lion milk throughout the entire supra-annual lactation period

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 651-657

  Gales, Nicholas J ^a,b   Costa, Daniel P ^c   Kretzmann, Maria ^c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEOPHOCA CINEREA; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 0030466557     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO9960651     Document Type: Article

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