Preliminary investigations of shark predation on cape fur seals arctocephalus pusillus pusillus from the eastern cape coast of south africa

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-203

  Stewardson, C L ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

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EID: 18044374711     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359199909520624     Document Type: Article

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