Prevalence of allosuckling behaviour in Subantarctic fur seal pups

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 555-560

  de Bruyn, P J Nico ^a   Cameron, Elissa Z ^a   Tosh, Cheryl A ^a   Oosthuizen, W Chris ^a   Reisinger, Ryan R ^a   Mufanadzo, N Thomas ^a   Phalanndwa, Mashudu V ^a   Postma, Martin ^a   Wege, Mia ^a   van der Merwe, Derek S ^a   Bester, Marthán N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus tropicalis; Marion Island; Maternal investment; Milk theft; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; PARASITISM; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SUBANTARCTIC REGION; TAXONOMY; WEANING;

MARION ISLAND; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS;

ARCTOCEPHALUS TROPICALIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77957285723     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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