CRABEATER SEALS LOBODON CARCINOPHAGUS DURING THE BREEDING SEASON: OBSERVATIONS ON FIVE GROUPS NEAR ENDERBY LAND, ANTARCTICA

Observations on five groups of crabeater seals were conducted between 29 October and 17 November 1985 in the Antarctic pack ice near 66°S 50°E, off Enderby Land. The pups studied were born in the last half of October. Two of them increased in weight at a rate of approximately 4.2kg per day. Pups wer...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine mammal science 1989-01, Vol.5 (1), p.68-77
Hauptverfasser:	Shaughnessy, P. D., Kerry, K. R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Antarctica Autoecology Biological and medical sciences crabeater seal Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology lactation period Lobodon carcinophagus Mammalia Marine pup growth rate Vertebrata
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