Winter dispersal of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx): Environmental factors influencing demographics and seasonal abundance

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 263, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-258

  Jessopp, M J ^a,b   Forcada, J ^a   Reid, K ^a   Trathan, P N ^a   Murphy, E J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abundance; Demographics; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard seals; Survival

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISPERSAL; PINNIPED; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; WINTER;

ANTARCTICA; BIRD ISLAND; SOUTH GEORGIA;

AVES; FELIDAE; HOMALOPOMA; HYDRURGA LEPTONYX; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA PARDUS; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 3142639196     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005102     Document Type: Article

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