CONTROL OF GROWTH IN 2 POPULATIONS OF ELEPHANT SEALS

被引:35
作者
BRYDEN, MM
机构
[1] Department of Animal Husbandry, University of Sydney, NSW
[2] Antarctic Division, Department of External Affairs, Melbourne
[3] Department of Anatomy, New York State Veterinary College, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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D O I
10.1038/2171106a0
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Growth models can explain differences in growth patterns and time of onset of puberty in elephant seal populations at Macquarie Island and Falklands Islands. Elephant seals at Macquarie Island are permanently stunted - possibly because of retarded growth during the suckling period. © 1968 Nature Publishing Group.
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