Numbers of elephant seals at Prince Edward Island, Southern Ocean

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-88

  Bester, M N ^a   Hofmeyr, G J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mirounga leonina; Population numbers; Prince Edward Island

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; OCEANIC REGIONS; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS]; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS; WORLD;

MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 21244496689     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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