Vagrant Antarctic pinnipeds at Gough Island

Polar Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 905-908

  Wilson, J W ^a,b   Burle, M H ^a,b   Bester, M N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; MIGRATION; PINNIPED; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GOUGH ISLAND; SAINT HELENA; TRISTAN DA CUNHA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; ARCTOCEPHALUS TROPICALIS; FELIDAE; HYDRURGA LEPTONYX; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 33748430487     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-006-0187-5     Document Type: Article

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