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

• Published in: BMC Ecology
• Main Authors: de Little, SC, Bradshaw, CJA, McMahon, CR, Hindell, MA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2007
• Subjects: Soi; Elephant Seals; Macquarie Island; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/264064

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 periods,...