Some life-history parameters of a declining population of southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina
Mark-resight data were analysed for 13 cohorts from a declining population of southern elephant seals branded at Macquarie Island between 1951-1965. First year survival was essentailly stable during the 1950s at c46% for females and 42% for males. There was a dramatic fall in first year survial duri...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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| Online Access: | https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:718552 |
| Summary: | Mark-resight data were analysed for 13 cohorts from a declining population of southern elephant seals branded at Macquarie Island between 1951-1965. First year survival was essentailly stable during the 1950s at c46% for females and 42% for males. There was a dramatic fall in first year survial during the 1960s, declining to |
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