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The evolution of maternal care in pinnipeds.
- Source :
- BioScience; Oct96, Vol. 46 Issue 9, p645, 10p, 3 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 6 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- Discusses research about the evolution of maternal feeding strategies in species in the suborder Pinnipedia. The three families in this suborder--Phocidae (true seals), Otariidae (fur seals and sea lions), and Odobenidae (walruses); Taxonomy; Natural history; Life history; Schematic phylogenetic tree of the Pinnipedia; Statistics on energetics of lactation and maternal energy investment.
- Subjects :
- PINNIPEDIA
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00063568
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- BioScience
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9610097536
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1312894