North pacific climate mediates offspring sex ratio in northern elephant seals

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Lee, Derek E ^a   Sydeman, William J ^a,b  

^a PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^b FARALLON INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Elephant seal; Farallon islands; Mirounga; Northern oscillation index; Pacific decadal oscillation; Phocidae; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GLOBAL WARMING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NORTHERN OSCILLATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; PINNIPED; PREGNANCY; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEX RATIO;

CALIFORNIA; FARALLON ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 61349177936     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/08-MAMM-A-130.1     Document Type: Article

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