Long distance breeding dispersal of a southern elephant seal

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1289-1291

  Reisinger, Ryan R ^a   Bester, Marthán N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Emigration; Gene flow; Gough Island; Marion Island; Mirounga leonina; Movement; Natal dispersal; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; EMIGRATION; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GENE FLOW; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MOVEMENT; NATAL DISPERSAL; PHILOPATRY; PINNIPED; RANGE EXPANSION; TAGGING;

GOUGH ISLAND; MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS; SAINT HELENA; TRISTAN DA CUNHA;

MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 77955553176     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0830-z     Document Type: Article

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