Optimising the timing of visual surveys of crabeater seal abundance: Haulout behaviour as a consideration

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 333-338

  Southwell, Colin ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; PINNIPED;

LOBODON CARCINOPHAGA; LOBODON CARCINOPHAGUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 23744493891     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR04085     Document Type: Article

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