Do southern elephant seals show density dependence in fecundity?

Polar Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 650-655

  Bradshaw, Corey J A ^a   McMahon, C R ^b,c   Hindell, M A ^a   Pistorius, P A ^c   Bester, M N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FECUNDITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE;

INDIAN OCEAN; MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

ELEPHANT; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; PISTORIUS;

EID: 0036940733     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-002-0396-5     Document Type: Article

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