Rate of passage of digesta through the alimentary tract of the New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) and the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) (Carnivora: Otariidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-198

  Bodley, K B ^a   Mercer, J R ^a   Bryden, M M ^a  

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EID: 0033053831     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO98001     Document Type: Article

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