Pinnipeds or sirenians at western Indian Ocean Islands?

• Published in: Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Stoddart, D. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1972
• Subjects: Indian; Pacific; Rodriguez; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1972.tb01730.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1972.tb01730.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1972.tb01730.x; https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1972.tb01730.x

Records of pinnipeds and sirenians are rare in the western Indian Ocean away from continental coasts. In the case of pinnipeds there are apparently no records at all in this area, except for occasional stray Elephant seals Mirounga leonina as far north as Mauritius and Rodriguez, and a single record...