Ultrasonic measurement of blubber thickness of the southern elephant seal, mirounga-leonina (Linn)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 207-217

  Gales, Nicholas J ^a   Burton, H R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

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EID: 84970626290     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: 14465698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO9870207     Document Type: Article

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