Philopatry and site fidelity of New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 463-470

  Chilvers, B Louise ^a   Wilkinson, Ian S ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b Department of Environment and Conservation ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; DISPERSAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; PHILOPATRY; PINNIPED; POPULATION GROWTH; RECOLONIZATION; RED LIST; SITE FIDELITY;

AUCKLAND ISLANDS; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

OTARIIDAE; PHOCARCTOS HOOKERI; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 49949094217     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07053     Document Type: Article

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