Display area size, tenure length, and site fidelity in the aquatically mating male harbour seal, Phoca vitulina

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2209-2217

  Van Parijs, S M ^a   Janik, V M ^a   Thompson, P M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; PINNIPED; RANGE SIZE; SITE FIDELITY; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 0034484929     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-78-12-2209     Document Type: Article

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