Sexual harassment of a king penguin by an Antarctic fur seal

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-297

  De Bruyn, P J Nico ^a   Tosh, Cheryl A ^a   Bester, Marthán N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Animal behaviour; Aptenodytes patagonicus; Arctocephalus gazella; Marion Island; Sexual coercion

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APTENODYTES PATAGONICUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; PINNIPEDIA; SPHENISCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 42449090228     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-007-0073-9     Document Type: Article

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