Maternal effects on offspring mass and stage of development at birth in the harbor seal, Phoca vitulina

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1143-1156

  Ellis, S L ^a   Don Bowen, W ^a   Boness, D J ^a   Iverson, S J ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth date; Birth mass; Harbor seal; Maternal age; Maternal mass; Phoca vitulina

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARTURITION; PINNIPED;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA; SABLE ISLAND;

PHOCA VITULINA;

EID: 0033674095     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2000)081<1143:MEOOMA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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