Steller watch : timing of weaning and seasonal patterns in numbers and activities of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) at a year-round haulout site in Southeast Alaska
Variability in length of lactation and maternal association allows otariids flexibility to buffer their young against changes in nutrition. It also increases the chance of their young surviving to sexual maturity, which is particularly important in a declining species such as Steller sea lions {E...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31968 |