Growth and seasonal fluctuations in size and condition of male Northwest Atlantic harp seals Phoca groenlandica: An analysis using sequential growth curves

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 227, Issue , 2002, Pages 25-42

  Chabot, D ^a   Stenson, G B ^a  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Condition; Growth; Harp seal; Males; Morphometrics; Phoca groenlandica

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; GROWTH; PINNIPED; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

MAMMALIA; PHOCA; PHOCA GROENLANDICA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037070090     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps227025     Document Type: Article

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