Cranial morphometrics of the southern fur seals Arctocephalus forsteri and A. pusillus (Carnivora: Otariidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-108

  Brunner, S ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRANIAL MORPHOMETRICS; SEAL;

ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS DORIFERUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS PUSILLUS; CARNIVORA; OTARIIDAE; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0031901674     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO97020     Document Type: Article

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