Mother-offspring reunion in the South American sea lion Otaria flavescens at Isla de Lobos (Uruguay): Use of spatial, acoustic and olfactory cues

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-246

  Trimble, M ^a   Insley, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

mother offspring recognition; Otaria flavescens; otariids; reunions; South American sea lion

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; LACTATION; MOVEMENT; OLFACTORY CUE; PINNIPED; PUPA; RECOGNITION; SAMPLING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CANARY ISLANDS; ISLA DE LOBOS; LAS PALMAS; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; OTARIA BYRONIA; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 78650104240     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2010.502318     Document Type: Article

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