Temporal changes in fecundity and age at sexual maturity of southern elephant seals at Marion Island

Polar Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 343-348

  Pistorius, P A ^a   Bester, M N ^a   Kirkman, S P ^a   Taylor, F E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FECUNDITY; PINNIPED; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0035025906     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000000217     Document Type: Article

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