Maternal attendance and diving behavior of a lactating Mediterranean monk seal

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 340-345

  Gazo, Manel ^a   Aguilar, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIVING BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; PINNIPED;

MONACHUS MONACHUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 18244401898     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2005.tb01235.x     Document Type: Article

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