Extreme polygyny among southern elephant seals on Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 961-969

  Fabiani, Anna ^a   Galimberti, Filippo ^b   Sanvito, Simona ^c   Hoelzel, A Rus ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Elephant Seal Research Group   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elephant seal; Falklands; Mating success; Microsatellites; Mirounga; Paternity; Polygyny

Indexed keywords

MATING SUCCESS; PATERNITY; PINNIPED; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS); OCEANIC REGIONS; SEA LION ISLAND; WORLD;

ELEPHANT; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA; MIROUNGA LEONINA; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 8144230735     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh112     Document Type: Article

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