Age structure and reproductive rates of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) on the northwestern coast of Hudson Bay in 1991 and 1992

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1357-1364

  Holst, M ^a   Stirling, Ian ^a,b   Calvert, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOCA HISPIDA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0032697576     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00898.x     Document Type: Note

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