Demography and breeding biology of a small, localized population of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 159-178

  Galimberti, Filippo ^a,b   Boitani, Luigi ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breeding biology; Demography; Falkland Islands; Mirounga leonina; Southern elephant seal

Indexed keywords

POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEAL (ANIMAL);

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS); SEA LION ISLAND;

MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 0032950095     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00787.x     Document Type: Article

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