Growth and reproduction of female New Zealand sea lions

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 165-176

  Childerhouse, Simon J ^a,b,c   Dawson, Stephen M ^a   Fletcher, David J ^a   Slooten, Elisabeth ^a   Chilvers, B Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth; New Zealand sea lion; Phocarctos hookeri; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BYCATCH; DATA SET; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL;

AUCKLAND ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND;

OTARIIDAE; PHOCARCTOS HOOKERI;

EID: 77649128160     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-110R.1     Document Type: Article

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