Effect of body size, body mass, and body condition on reproduction of female South African fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) in Namibia

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1418-1424

  Guinet, Christophe ^a   Roux, Jean Paul ^b   Bonnet, Marielle ^a   Mison, Valérie ^b,c  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; MAMMAL; REPRODUCTION;

ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS PUSILLUS; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032448210     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-082     Document Type: Article

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