Age-specific growth, survival, and population dynamics of female Australian fur seals

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 902-911

  Gibbens, J ^a   Arnould, J P Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FECUNDITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT TYPE; PINNIPED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVORSHIP;

ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS DORIFERUS; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 71449108943     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-080     Document Type: Article

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