Pubescent southern elephant seal males: Population changes at Marion Island and the food limitation hypothesis

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 215-218

  Pistorius, P A ^a   Bester, M N ^a   Taylor, F E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food limitation; Males; Marion Island; Southern elephant seals; Survival

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD LIMITATION; MALE; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 29144469373     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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