Pup growth and maternal attendance patterns in Subantarctic fur seals

African Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-19

  Kirkman, S P ^a   Bester, M N ^a   Hofmeyr, G J G ^a   Pistorius, P A ^a   Mokhado, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gough Islands; Marion Island; Maternal attendance behaviour; Pup growth; Subantarctic fur seal

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; MATERNAL CARE; PINNIPED;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GOUGH ISLAND; INDIAN OCEAN; MARION ISLAND;

ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS TROPICALIS; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0036300055     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2002.11657149     Document Type: Article

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