Population structure of a non-breeding colony of the Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at Cape Frio, Namibia

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 18, 1997, Pages 295-298

  De Villiers, D J ^a   Oosthuizen, W H ^b   Roux, J P ^a   Kotze, P G H ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEAL (ANIMAL);

CAPE FRIO; NAMIBIA;

ANIMALIA; ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS PUSILLUS; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031389782     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776197784160929     Document Type: Article

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