Distribution and activity of male harbour seals during the mating season

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-43

  Van Parijs, Sofie M ^a   Thompson, Paul M ^b   Tollit, Dominic J ^b   Mackay, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY; HARBOUR SEAL; MAMMALS; MATING SEASON; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

MAMMALIA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0031193914     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0426     Document Type: Article

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