Satellite tracker deployments on adult, male Australian fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus: Methods and preliminary results

Australian Mammalogy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-83

  Kirkwood, Roger ^a   Gales, Nick ^b   Lynch, Michael ^c   Dann, Peter ^a  

^a Phillip Island Nature Park   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^c Melbourne Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus; Australian fur seals; Foraging behaviour; Satellite tracking; Seal handling

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642343827     PISSN: 03100049     EISSN: 18367402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AM02073     Document Type: Article

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