Fur Seals and Sea Lions |
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| Author:
| Kirkwood, Roger
Goldsworthy, Simon |
| Series title: | Natural History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-643-09692-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | CSIRO Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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This book outlines the comparative evolutionary ecology, biology, life-history, behaviour, conservation status, threats, history of human interactions and latest research on the three species of otariids that live in the waters of southern Australia: the Australian fur seal, New Zealand fur seal and Australian sea lion. It also includes brief descriptions of Antarctic and Subantarctic seals that occupy the Antarctic pack-ice and remote Australian territories of Macquarie Island and Heard Island.
This book outlines the comparative evolutionary ecology, biology, life-history, behaviour, conservation status, threats, history of human interactions and latest research on the three species of otariids that live in the waters of southern Australia: the Australian fur seal, New Zealand fur seal and Australian sea lion. It also includes brief descriptions of Antarctic and Subantarctic seals that occupy the Antarctic pack-ice and remote Australian territories of Macquarie Island and Heard Island.