Diving behaviour of Mediterranean monk seal pups during lactation and post weaning

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 308, Issue , 2006, Pages 303-309

  Gazo, M ^a,c   Lydersen, C ^b   Aguilar, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c Fundació CRAM ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Diving behaviour; Lactation; Mediterranean monk seal; Monachus monachus; Weaning

Indexed keywords

DIVING BEHAVIOR; LACTATION; PINNIPED;

MONACHUS MONACHUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 33644987764     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps308303     Document Type: Article

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