Population growth of antarctic fur seals: Limitation by a top predator, the leopard seal?

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2863-2877

  Boveng, Peter L ^a   Hiruki, Lisa M ^a   Schwartz, Michael K ^a,b   Bengtson, John L ^a  

^a NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus gazella; Breeding chronology, Hydrurga leptonyx, mortality rate; Population recovery, population growth rate, predation; Pup production, South Shetland Islands, topdown limitation

Indexed keywords

POPULATION GROWTH; PREDATION; SEAL (ANIMAL); TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ANTARCTICA; ELEPHANT ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; HYDRURGA LEPTONYX;

EID: 0032420711     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[2863:PGOAFS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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