Effects of El Niño and La Niña events on the sex ratio of southern elephant seals at King George Island

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 268, Issue , 2004, Pages 293-300

  Vergani, Daniel F ^a   Stanganelli, Zulma B ^a   Bilenca, David ^b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

El Ni o; ENSO; King George Island; La Ni a; Mirounga leonina; Sex ratio; Southern elephant seals

Indexed keywords

EL NINO; LA NINA; PINNIPED; SEX RATIO;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

ELEPHANT; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 1842421322     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps268293     Document Type: Article

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