Opportunity for selection in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina): The effect of spatial scale of analysis

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 256, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 93-97

  Galimberti, Filippo ^a   Fabiani, Anna ^b   Sanvito, Simona ^c  

^a Elephant Seal Research Group   (Italy)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mirounga leonina; Opportunity for selection; Southern elephant seals; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PINNIPED; SCALE EFFECT;

ELEPHANT; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0036161873     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0952836902000122     Document Type: Article

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