Effects of maternal age and condition on parturition and the perinatal period of Antarctic fur seals

• Published in: Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Lunn, N. J., Boyd, I. L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1993
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Fur Seals; Bird Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1993.tb02620.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1993.tb02620.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1993.tb02620.x; https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1993.tb02620.x

The effect of maternal age and condition on the date of parturition and the duration of the perinatal period of Antarctic fur seals at Bird Island, South Georgia, were investigated over three consecutive breeding seasons. Females rear young during a four‐month lactation period in a highly seasonal b...