Effectiveness of territorial polygyny and alternative mating strategies in northern fur seals, Callorhinus ursinus

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 739-746

  Kiyota, Masashi ^a   Insley, Stephen J ^b   Lance, Stacey L ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Colby College   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative mating strategy; Northern fur seal; Paternity analysis; Polygyny; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); PATERNITY; PINNIPED; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TERRITORIALITY;

CALLORHINUS; CALLORHINUS URSINUS; CERVUS; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 38849168242     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0499-7     Document Type: Article

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