Life history parameters and regulation of the southern elephant seal population at Marion Island

Life history parameters and regulation of the southern elephant seal population at Marion Island

Pup mortality of southern elephant seals at Marion Island from 1990 through 1999 ranged from 1.6 to 7.3%, averaging 3.8%. Pup mortality was density independent and dismissed as being a major population regulating agent at Marion Island. Juvenile survival over two periods, one during the population d...

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Main Author: Pistorius, Pierre Anton
Other Authors: Prof M N Bester
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Southern elephant seal life cycles marion island
Southern elephant seal regulation marion island
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29886
Botha, CP 2001, Life history parameters and regulation of the southern Elephant seal population at Marion Island, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29886 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11282005-103703/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29886
Botha, CP 2001, Life history parameters and regulation of the southern Elephant seal population at Marion Island, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29886 >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11282005-103703/

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