The effect of maternal traits on rearing success in pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsii)
Reproductive success in species that care for their young is affected by the rearing strategy utilized. Otariids are known as income breeders, because they continue to forage during a rearing time of about a year while leaving pups on land; their rearing success is related to attendance patterns. On...
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Western Washington University
2015
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.25710/e94k-4848 https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwuet/425 |