Morphology, age and survival of adult male New Zealand fur seals, Arctocephalus forsteri, in South Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-34

  Troy, S K ^a,b   Mattlin, R ^c,d   Shaughnessy, P D ^e   Davie, P S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Marine Wildlife International   (New Zealand)

^d Marine Mammal Commission   (United States)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

^f MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; MARINE MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033029926     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97103     Document Type: Article

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