A protracted foraging and attendance cycle in female Juan Fernandez fur seals

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 552-574

  Francis, John ^a,b   Boness, Daryl ^b   Ochoa Acuña, Hugo ^c  

^a National Geographic Television   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus philippii; Diving; Foraging; Fur seal; Maternal; Otariid

Indexed keywords

ATTENDANCE BEHAVIOUR; FORAGING; FUR SEAL; JUAN FERNANDEZ FUR SEAL; MATERNAL CARE;

JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS; PACIFIC;

ARCTOCEPHALUS PHILIPPI; ARCTOCEPHALUS PHILIPPII; CEPHALOPODA; MYCTOPHIDAE;

EID: 0031863710     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00742.x     Document Type: Article

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