Survival Rates of the California Sea Lion, Zalophus Californianus, in Mexico

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  • CLAUDIA J. HERNÁNDEZ-CAMACHO
  • DAVID AURIOLES-GAMBOA
  • JEFFREY LAAKE
  • LEAH R. GERBER
چکیده

Laboratorio de Ecologı́a de Pinnı́pedos ‘‘Burney J. Le Boeuf,’’ Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Avenida IPN s/n Colonia Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, Baja California Sur 23096, México (CJH-C, DA-G) National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-6349, USA (JL) School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 874601, Tempe, AZ 85287-4601, USA (LRG) Present address of CJH-C: School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 874601, Tempe, AZ 85287-4601, USA

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تاریخ انتشار 2008