Survival of Steller sea lions in Alaska: A comparison of increasing and decreasing populations

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1163-1172

  Pendleton, Grey W ^a   Pitcher, Kenneth W ^a   Fritz, Lowell W ^b   York, Anne E ^b   Raum Suryan, Kimberly L ^a,c   Loughlin, Thomas R ^b   Calkins, Donald G ^a,d   Hastings, Kelly K ^a   Gelatt, Thomas S ^b  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^c Box 1329 ^*  (United States)

^d ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH KINETICS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA LIONS; SURVIVAL PROBABILITIES;

ECOLOGY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; JUVENILE; PINNIPED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ALASKA; FORRESTER ISLAND; MARMOT ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MARMOTA; OTARIIDAE; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 33845356722     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-103     Document Type: Article

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