The seasonal distribution and habitat use of marine top predators in the southern Indian Ocean
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1 SoftFrog cc, PO Box 67, Kei Mouth, 5260, South Africa. Email: [email protected] 2 Percy FitzPatrick Institute, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa 3 Marine and Coastal Management, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Private Bag X2, Rogge Bay 8012, South Africa 4 Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa 5 Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chize ́, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 79360 Villiers en Bois, France
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