It's a girl! A female southern elephant seal born in Western Australia

Clive R. McMahon; Michele Thums; Miecha Bradshaw; Steven Busby; Vaughn Chapple; Melissa Evans; Stephen Goodlich; Clair Holland; Holly Raudino; Paul Rebuck; Mark A. Hindell

doi:10.1071/ZO17036

It's a girl! A female southern elephant seal born in Western Australia

Clive R. McMahon, Michele Thums, Miecha Bradshaw, Steven Busby, Vaughn Chapple, Melissa Evans, Stephen Goodlich, Clair Holland, Holly Raudino, Paul Rebuck, Mark A. Hindell

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Southern elephant seals typically breed on subantarctic islands and breeding in more temperate regions is rare. This small female (similar to 1.42m) that weaned after 25 days is smaller than the average weaned female elephant seal and her survival prospects are correspondingly low (20-35%). The fact that the elephant seal was successfully weaned offers some insight into the breeding plasticity in this species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	179-182
Number of pages	4
Journal	Australian Journal of Zoology
Volume	65
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO17036
Publication status	Published - 2017

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