Guarding against oversimplifying the fundamental drivers of southern elephant seal population dynamics

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1738-1740

  McMahon, C R ^a   Field, I C ^a   Hindell, M A ^b   De Little, S C ^a   Bradshaw, C J A ^a,c  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Behaviour; Climate change; Mirounga leonina; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LA NINA; PINNIPED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEANING;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 49549117343     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01938.x     Document Type: Article

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