Causes of offspring mortality in the Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella : the interaction of density dependence and ecosystem variability

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Reid, Keith, Forcada, Jaume
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2005
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Antarctic Fur Seals; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z05-045; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z05-045

Rates of pup production and causes of pup mortality, recorded in a designated study colony on Bird Island, South Georgia, from 1989 to 2003, were used to evaluate the factors influencing the growth of the population of Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella (Peters, 1875). The mean number of pup...