Individual variation in the acoustic behaviour of the adult male leopard seal, hydrurga leptonyx

Behaviour

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1267-1286

  Rogers, Tracey L ^a   Cato, Douglas H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

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EID: 0036772089     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853902321104154     Document Type: Article

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