Trends in abundance of New Zealand fur seals, Arctocephalus forsteri, at the Neptune Islands, South Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 363-370

  Shaughnessy, P D ^a   McKeown, A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PINNIPED; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

AUSTRALIA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0036909054     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR01039     Document Type: Article

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