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The effect of local weather conditions on the behaviour of moulting southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina (L)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Elizabeth Cruwys  and
Pamela Davis
Elizabeth Cruwys
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, New Museums Site, Cambridge CB2 3EJ
Pamela Davis
Affiliation:
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER
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Polar Record , Volume 31 , Issue 179 , October 1995 , pp. 427 - 430
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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