Complex interplay between intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of long-term survival trends in southern elephant seals

• Main Authors: de Little, Siobhan C, Bradshaw, Corey JA, McMahon, Clive R, Hindell, Mark A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2007
• Subjects: Soi; Elephant Seals; Macquarie Island; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/7/3

Abstract Background Determining the relative contribution of intrinsic and extrinsic factors to fluctuations in population size, trends and demographic composition is analytically complex. It is often only possible to examine the combined effects of these factors through measurements made over long...