Where are the beachmasters? Unexpectedly weak polygyny among southern elephant seals on a South Shetland Island

• Published in: Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Nichols, Hazel, Fuchs, Barbara, Paijmans, Anneke, Lewis, G., Bonin, C. A., Goebel, M. E., Hoffman, Joseph
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: beachmaster; mating system plasticity; Mirounga leonina; polygyny; reproductive skew; Southern elephant seal; ddc:590; Fuchs; South Shetland Islands; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-29597634; https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2959763; https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/download/2959763/2964365

Nichols H, Fuchs B, Paijmans A, et al. Where are the beachmasters? Unexpectedly weak polygyny among southern elephant seals on a South Shetland Island. Journal of Zoology . 2021;316(2):104-117. Intraspecific variation in animal mating systems can have important implications for ecological, evolution...