HOMING BEHAVIOR OF JUVENILE NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS

The aim of this study was to determine if juvenile northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris, translocated from their rookery would return to it quickly and reliably. During the spring and fall of 1990 and 1991 we captured 75 seals at Año Nuevo State Reserve, CA, U. S. A. and translocated the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine mammal science 1998-04, Vol.14 (2), p.245-256
Hauptverfasser:	Oliver, Guy W., Morris, Patricia A., Thorson, Philip H., le Boeuf, Burney J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal ethology Biological and medical sciences elephant seal Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology homing Mammalia Marine Mirounga angustirostris Mirounga angustivostris Pinnipedia Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry translocation Vertebrata
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