The energetics of male reproduction in an aquatically mating pinniped, the harbour seal

Physiological Zoology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 387-399

  Coltman, David W ^a,d   Don Bowen, W ^a,b   Iverson, Sara J ^a   Boness, Daryl J ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGETICS; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTION;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA; SABLE ISLAND;

PHOCA VITULINA;

EID: 0344110527     PISSN: 0031935X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515418     Document Type: Article

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