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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Main Authors: Kayleigh A. Jones, Norman Ratcliffe, Stephen C. Votier, Jason Newton, Jaume Forcada, John Dickens, Gabriele Stowasser, Iain J. Staniland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59992-3