Reproductive performance in grey seals: Age-related improvement and senescence in a capital breeder

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1340-1351

  Bowen, W D ^a   Iverson, S J ^b   McMillan, J I ^a   Boness, D J ^c,d  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age specific reproduction; Phocid; Pinniped; Seal

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; MARINE MAMMAL; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SENESCENCE;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TIME; WEANING;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEALS, EARLESS; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; SABLE ISLAND;

HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 33749680941     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01157.x     Document Type: Article

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