Weaning mass and the future survival of juvenile southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, at Macquarie Island

Antarctic Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-153

  McMahon, Clive R ^a,b   Burton, Harry R ^a   Bester, Marthán N ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Condition; Maternal expenditure; Southern elephant seal; Survival; Wean mass

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; JUVENILE; PINNIPED; SURVIVAL; WEANING;

ANTARCTICA; MACQUARIE ISLAND;

MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 0034213991     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102000000195     Document Type: Article

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