The effects of prey availability on pup mortality and the timing of birth of South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) in Peru

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 264, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 419-428

  Soto, Karim H ^a,b   Trites, Andrew W ^a   Arias Schreiber, Milena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

Author keywords

Birth rates; El Ni o; La Ni a; Otaria flavescens; Pup mortality; South American sea lion; Timing of birth

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DATE; EL NINO; LA NINA; MORTALITY; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

OTARIA BYRONIA; OTARIA FLAVESCENS; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 10344224064     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005965     Document Type: Article

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