Using life-history traits of New Zealand sea lions, Auckland Islands to clarify potential causes of decline

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 287, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 240-249

  Chilvers, B L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Annual variation; Offspring life history traits; Phocarctos hookeri; Pinniped; Population decline

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BREEDING SEASON; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE; PUPA; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SUBANTARCTIC REGION; SURVIVAL;

AUCKLAND ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; OTARIIDAE; PHOCARCTOS HOOKERI; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 84864065426     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2012.00910.x     Document Type: Article

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