A northward spread in the breeding distribution of the New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 97-106

  McConkey, S D ^a,b   McConnell, H ^a   Lalas, C ^b   Heinrich, S ^a,b   Ludmerer, A ^a   McNally, N ^a   Parker, E ^b,c   Borofsky, C ^b,c   Schimanski, K ^a   McIntosh, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b University of Waikato ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^d Kuri Bush   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breeding; Conservation; Distribution; New Zealand sea lion; Otago; Phocarctos hookeri

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042169819     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM02097     Document Type: Article

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