Age at first parturition in a Mediterranean monk seal monitored long-term

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 257-260

  Gazo, Manel ^a   González, Luis Mariano ^b   Grau, Esteve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Ministry of the Environment   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILDBIRTH; SEAL;

MONACHUS MONACHUS; PHOCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0343114318     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2000.tb00919.x     Document Type: Note

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