Pupping season, perinatal sex ratio and natality rates of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) from the Cabo Blanco colony

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 249, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 393-401

  Gazo, Manel ^a   Layna, Jorge F ^b   Aparicio, Fernando ^b   Cedenilla, Miguel Angel ^b   González, Luis Mariano ^c   Aguilar, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c Gen Dir for Nature Conservation   (Spain)

Author keywords

Annual birth rate; Mediterranean monk seal; Monachus monachus; Productivity; Pupping season; Western Sahara

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; PINNIPED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRODUCTIVITY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

WESTERN SAHARA;

MONACHUS MONACHUS;

EID: 0033400467     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999009887     Document Type: Article

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