Australian fur seals establish haulout sites and a breeding colony in South Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 94-103

  Shaughnessy, Peter D ^a   McKenzie, Jane ^b   Lancaster, Melanie L ^c   Goldsworthy, Simon D ^d   Dennis, Terry E ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b University of Adelaide ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PINNIPED; SPACE USE;

AUSTRALIA; BASS STRAIT; CAPE GANTHEAUME; CASUARINA BEACH; KANGAROO ISLAND; LIZARD ISLAND; QUEENSLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS DORIFERUS; CASUARINA; NEOPHOCA CINEREA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 77954194080     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO10017     Document Type: Article

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