Low reproductive success in territorial male Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) suggests the existence of alternative mating strategies
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Ecology
- Vol. 10 (2) , 451-460
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294x.2001.01186.x
Abstract
Microsatellites were used to conduct an analysis of paternity of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) from Bird Island, South Georgia. At most, only 28% of pups at our study site could be assi...Keywords
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