Tag-loss in southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, at Marion Island

Antarctic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 162-167

  Wilkinson, I S ^a,b   Bester, M N ^b  

^a Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Demography; Marion Island; Mirounga leonina; Rototags; Southern elephant seals; Tag loss

Indexed keywords

MIROUNGA LEONINA;

DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY; MAMMALS; SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL; TAG LOSS; TAGGING;

INDIAN OCEAN, MARION ISLAND;

EID: 0030619691     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102097000217     Document Type: Article

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