Fish prey of fur seals Arctocephalus spp. at subantarctic Marion Island

Marine Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 559-566

  Klages, N T W ^a   Bester, M N ^b  

^a PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; DIETARY OVERLAP; PINNIPED; SCAT ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

INDIAN OCEAN, MARION ISLAND;

APTENODYTES PATAGONICUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; ARCTOCEPHALUS TROPICALIS; ARCTOCEPHALUS ZAGELLA; ELECTRONA CARLSBERGI; ELECTRONA SUBASPERA; GYMNOSCOPELUS FRASERI; GYMNOSCOPELUS PIABILIS; METELECTRONA VENTRALIS; PROTOMYCTOPHUM CHORIODON; PROTOMYCTOPHUM TENISONI;

EID: 0031878505     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050348     Document Type: Article

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