Sex differences in body size and body condition of California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) pups from the Gulf of California

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 147-160

  Luque, Sebastián P ^a   Aurioles Gamboa, David ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Body condition; Body size; California sea lion; Growth; Gulf of California; Morphometry; Sexual dimorphism; Zalophus californianus

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; JUVENILE; MORPHOMETRY; SEA LION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035159773     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb00985.x     Document Type: Article

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