Continued population recovery by Australian fur seals

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 695-701

  Kirkwood, Roger ^a   Pemberton, David ^b   Gales, Rosemary ^b   Hoskins, Andrew J ^c   Mitchell, Tony ^d   Shaughnessy, Peter D ^e   Arnould, John P Y ^c  

^a Research Department   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Department of Sustainability and the Environment ^*  (Australia)

^e SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus pusillus; population status; pups born

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COLONIZATION; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; PINNIPED; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATOR; SHALLOW WATER;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS DORIFERUS;

EID: 77954096985     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09213     Document Type: Article

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