Possible food caching and defence in the Weddell seal: Observations from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

Antarctic Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-72

  Kim, S L ^a   Conlan, K ^b   Malone, D P ^a   Lewis, C V ^c  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACHING; FOOD;

LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 15244340940     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102005002452     Document Type: Article

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