Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) breeding in Tasmania: Population size and status

Wildlife Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-309

  Pemberton, David ^a   Gales, Rosemary ^b  

^a TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY   (Australia)

^b Nature Conservation Branch   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; CONSERVATION STATUS; PINNIPED; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS DORIFERUS; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 4344675587     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02083     Document Type: Article

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