Site fidelity of Weddell seals: The effects of sex and age

Antarctic Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-155

  Cameron, Michael F ^a   Siniff, Donald B ^b   Proffitt, Kelly M ^c   Garrott, Robert A ^c  

^a NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inbreeding; Leptonychotes weddellii; McMurdo Sound; Natal site; Philopatry; Polygynous

Indexed keywords

INBREEDING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHILOPATRY; PINNIPED; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SITE FIDELITY;

ANIMALIA; LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII;

EID: 34249066071     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102007000223     Document Type: Article

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