RECORDS OF THE SUBANTARCTIC FUR SEAL ARCTOCEPHALUS TROPICALIS FROM RODRIGUES AND MAURITIUS, INDIAN OCEAN

A juvenile Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis was recorded on the Indian Ocean island of Rodrigues and two were seen on Mauritius. These records are at least 2 500 km from the closest breeding colony (Amsterdam Island) and are the most easterly by some 1 800 km of all previous records of...

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Main Authors: DAVID, J HM, SALMON, L
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: NISC 2005
Subjects:
Arctocephalus tropicalis
Indian Ocean
Mauritius
new record
Rodrigues
Subantarctic fur seal
Indian
Amsterdam Island
Ocean Island
Online Access:http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/33152
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Summary:A juvenile Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis was recorded on the Indian Ocean island of Rodrigues and two were seen on Mauritius. These records are at least 2 500 km from the closest breeding colony (Amsterdam Island) and are the most easterly by some 1 800 km of all previous records of vagrants of this species.Afr. J. mar. Sci. 25: 403–405

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