Intra-specific Niche Partitioning in Antarctic Fur Seals, Arctocephalus gazella
Abstract Competition for resources within a population can lead to niche partitioning between sexes, throughout ontogeny and among individuals, allowing con-specifics to co-exist. We aimed to quantify such partitioning in Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, breeding at South Georgia, which h...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-02-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59992-3 |