Successful use of a translocation program to investigate diving behavior in a male Australian fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 219-228

  Hindell, Mark A ^a,b   Pemberton, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus; Australian fur seal; diving behavior; forraging; TDR; translocation

Indexed keywords

ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS DORIFERUS;

AUSTRALIAN FUR SEAL; DIVING BEHAVIOUR; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; MAMMALS; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA;

EID: 0030619249     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00629.x     Document Type: Article

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