Temporal changes in the quality of hot-iron brands on elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pups

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 619-629

  Van Den Hoff, John ^a   Sumner, Michael D ^a   Field, Iain C ^a   Bradshaw, Corey J A ^b   Burton, Harry R ^a   McMahon, Clive R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INJURY; MARKING METHOD; PINNIPED; SKIN;

ELEPHANT; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 13844276214     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR03101     Document Type: Article

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