Age distribution of breeding female Antarctic fur seals in relation to changes in population growth rate

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Boyd, I. L., Lunn, N. J., Rothery, P., Croxall, J. P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1990
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Antarctic; Bird Island; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z90-307; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z90-307

The age distribution of breeding female Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South Georgia, in 1988 was compared with the age distribution of a sample obtained in 1971–1973. The mean age in 1971–1973 was 7.41 (SE = 0.26) years and in 1988 it was 6.93 (SE = 0.20) years. After correction for age-depend...