Primiparous females do not exhibit reduced maternal care in gray seals (Halichoerus grypus)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Lang, S L C ^a   Boness, D J ^b,d   Bowen, W D ^c   Iverson, S J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gray seal; Halichoerus grypus; Lactation; Maternal behavior; Milk energy transfer; Nursing; Primiparous; Reproductive experience

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; LACTATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MATERNAL CARE; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

HALICHOERUS; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS;

EID: 79955913836     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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