Female strategies of harassment reduction in southern elephant seals

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 367-388

  Galimberti, F ^a   Boitani, L ^b   Marzetti, I ^b  

^a Elephant Seal Research Group   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

'Trade sex for protection' hypothesis; Female protest; Harassment; Harems; Mating disruption; Mating systems; Mirounga leonina; Southern elephant seal; Synchronized breeding

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HARASSMENT; HAREM; MATING BEHAVIOR; PINNIPED; SYNCHRONY;

ARGENTINA; FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS);

EID: 0033662609     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2000.9522793     Document Type: Article

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