Site fidelity of male Galápagos sea lions: A lifetime perspective

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1001-1011

  Meise, Kristine ^a   Krüger, Oliver ^a   Piedrahita, Paolo ^a   Trillmich, Fritz ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age related dominance; Intra sexual competition; Life history; Philopatry; Reproductive strategy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CARNIVORE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DOMINANCE; PHILOPATRY; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SITE FIDELITY; TOLERANCE;

ZALOPHUS WOLLEBAEKI;

EID: 84877920084     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1526-5     Document Type: Article

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