The timing of pupping by pack-ice seals in East Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 648-652

  Southwell, Colin ^a   Kerry, Knowles ^a   Ensor, Paul ^b   Woehler, Eric J ^a   Rogers, Tracey ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b Australian Mar Mammal Res Centre ^*  (New Zealand)

^c Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DATE; PHENOLOGY; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTION;

ANTARCTICA;

HYDRURGA LEPTONYX; MAMMALIA; OMMATOPHOCA ROSSII; PANTHERA PARDUS; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242577763     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-003-0534-8     Document Type: Article

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