Elephant seals: An introduction to the genus

Elephant Seals: Population Ecology, Behavior, and Physiology

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 1-26

  Le Boeuf, Burney J ^a   Laws, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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