The Evolution of Maternal Care in Pinnipeds
Open Access
- 1 October 1996
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in BioScience
- Vol. 46 (9) , 645-654
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1312894
Abstract
Daryl J. Boness, W. Don Bowen; The Evolution of Maternal Care in PinnipedsNew findings raise questions about the evolution of maternal feeding strategies, BioSKeywords
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