Temporal Variability in Antarctic Marine Ecosystems: Periodic Fluctuations in the Phocid Seals
Three species of seals around Antarctica have shown quasi-cyclic patterns in some aspect of their biology: the age structure of crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) around the Antarctic Peninsula has shown strong cohorts separated by 4- to 5-yr intervals; juvenile leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1991
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f91-081 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f91-081 |