Australian and New Zealand fur seals at the Skerries, Victoria: Recovery of a breeding colony

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-64

  Littnan, Charles L ^a   Mitchell, Anthony T ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Flora and Fauna   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus forsteri; Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus; Australian fur seal; Mark recapture; New Zealand fur seal; Population estimates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344360316     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM02057     Document Type: Review

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