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It's a girl! A female southern elephant seal born in Western Australia
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McMahon, CR, Thums, M, Bradshaw, M, Busby, S, Chapple, V, Evans, M, Goodlich, S, Holland, C, Raudino, H, Rebuck, P and Hindell, MA 
ORCID: 0000-0002-7823-7185 2017
, 'It's a girl! A female southern elephant seal born in Western Australia'
, Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 65, no. 3
, pp. 179-182
, doi: 10.1071/ZO17036.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7823-7185 2017
, 'It's a girl! A female southern elephant seal born in Western Australia'
, Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 65, no. 3
, pp. 179-182
, doi: 10.1071/ZO17036.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO17036
Abstract
Southern elephant seals typically breed on subantarctic islands and breeding in more temperate regions is rare. This small female (∼1.42 m) that weaned after 25 days is smaller than the average weaned female elephant seal and her survival prospects are correspondingly low (20–35%). The fact that the elephant seal was successfully weaned offers some insight into the breeding plasticity in this species.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Authors/Creators: | McMahon, CR and Thums, M and Bradshaw, M and Busby, S and Chapple, V and Evans, M and Goodlich, S and Holland, C and Raudino, H and Rebuck, P and Hindell, MA |
| Keywords: | Integrated Marine Observing System, Mirounga leonina, survival |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Australian Journal of Zoology |
| Publisher: | C S I R O Publishing |
| ISSN: | 0004-959X |
| DOI / ID Number: | 10.1071/ZO17036 |
| Copyright Information: | Copyright CSIRO 2017 |
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