Maternal strategies of the New Zealand fur seal: Evidence for interannual variability in provisioning and pup growth strategies

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-44

  Goldsworthy, Simon D ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; FOOD PROVISIONING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; PINNIPED;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KANGAROO ISLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI;

EID: 33645129490     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO05041     Document Type: Article

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