Variation in probability of first reproduction of Weddell seals

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1058-1070

  Hadley, Gillian L ^a   Rotella, Jay J ^a   Garrott, Robert A ^a   Nichols, James D ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age specific recruitment; Life history traits; Long lived; Multistate model; Pinnipeds

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ANNUAL VARIATION; BREEDING POPULATION; FITNESS; HETEROGENEITY; LIFE HISTORY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BREEDING; COHORT EFFECT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION; SEALS, EARLESS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; EREBUS BAY;

LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33746814809     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01118.x     Document Type: Article

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