Works by Bester, N.

Results: 138

Canine morphometrics as a tool for distinguishing species, sex, and age class in Southern Ocean fur seals.

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Journal of Morphology, 2022, v. 283, n. 12, p. 1546, doi. 10.1002/jmor.21521

By:

Pretorius, Liezl E.;
Bester, Marthán N.;
Connan, Maëlle;
Hofmeyr, G. J. Greg

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Article

Making use of multiple surveys: Estimating breeding probability using a multievent‐robust design capture–recapture model.

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Ecology & Evolution (20457758), 2019, v. 9, n. 2, p. 836, doi. 10.1002/ece3.4828

By:

Oosthuizen, W. Chris;
Pradel, Roger;
Bester, Marthán N.;
Bruyn, P. J. Nico

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Article

Evidence of scrotal fat mobilisation during periods of restricted energy intake in young Dorper rams.

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South African Journal of Animal Science, 2004, v. 34, n. 6, p. 56

By:

Schwalbach, L. M. J.;
Bester, N.;
Van der Merwe, H. J.;
Greyling, J. P. C.;
Fair, M. D.

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Article

The influence of dietary energy concentrations on scrotal, testicular and semen characteristics of young Dorper rams.

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South African Journal of Animal Science, 2004, v. 34, n. 6, p. 53

By:

Bester, N.;
Schwalbach, L. M. J.;
Van der Merwe, H. J.;
Greyling, J. P. C.;
Fair, M. D.

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Article

AsianWORKs: a TANF program for Southeast Asian Americans in Oakland, California.

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2001

By:

Chow J;
Bester N;
Shinn A

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Journal Article

Estimates of the Southern Ocean general circulation improved by animal‐borne instruments.

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Geophysical Research Letters, 2013, v. 40, n. 23, p. 6176, doi. 10.1002/2013GL058304

By:

Roquet, Fabien;
Wunsch, Carl;
Forget, Gael;
Heimbach, Patrick;
Guinet, Christophe;
Reverdin, Gilles;
Charrassin, Jean‐Benoit;
Bailleul, Frederic;
Costa, Daniel P.;
Huckstadt, Luis A.;
Goetz, Kimberly T.;
Kovacs, Kit M.;
Lydersen, Christian;
Biuw, Martin;
Nøst, Ole A.;
Bornemann, Horst;
Ploetz, Joachim;
Bester, Marthan N.;
McIntyre, Trevor;
Muelbert, Monica C.

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Article

Encounters between white sharks and Cape fur seals in a shallow channel.

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Marine Biodiversity Records, 2009, v. 2, n. 1, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1017/S1755267209000682

By:

Johnson, R.;
Keswick, T.;
Bester, M. N.;
Oosthuizen, W. H.

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Article

A demographic comparison of two southern elephant seal populations.

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Journal of Animal Ecology, 2003, v. 72, n. 1, p. 61, doi. 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00685.x

By:

Mcmahon, Clive R.;
Burton, Harry R.;
Bester, Marthán N.

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Article

Overlap and temporal variation in the diets of sympatric Antarctic and Subantarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus spp.) at Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands.

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Polar Research, 2018, v. 37, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1080/17518369.2018.1451142

By:

Reisinger, Ryan R.;
Landman, Marietjie;
Mgibantaka, Nonkoliso;
Smale, Malcolm J.;
Bester, Marthán N.;
De Bruyn, P.J. Nico;
Pistorius, Pierre A.

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Article

Rudi van Aarde 1951 – 2023.

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2024

By:

Pimm, Stuart L.;
Bester, Marthan N.

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Obituary

How the cheetahs' specialized palate accommodates its abnormally large teeth.

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Journal of Zoology, 2017, v. 301, n. 4, p. 290, doi. 10.1111/jzo.12422

By:

Steenkamp, G.;
Boy, S. C.;
Staden, P. J.;
Bester, M. N.

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Article

Predatory impact of killer whales on pinniped and penguin populations at the Subantarctic Prince Edward Islands: fact and fiction.

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Journal of Zoology, 2011, v. 285, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00815.x

By:

Reisinger, R. R.;
de Bruyn, P. J. N.;
Bester, M. N.

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Article

AN ALBINO CAPE CORMORANT PHALACROCORAX CAPENSIS.

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Marine Ornithology, 2012, v. 40, n. 1, p. 72, doi. 10.5038/2074-1235.40.1.965

By:

COOK, TIMOTHÉE R.;
JEWELL, OLIVER J. D.;
CHIVELL, WILFRED;
BESTER, MARTHÁN N.

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Article

Extreme herding behavior in adult male sub-Antarctic fur seals.

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Journal of Ethology, 2025, v. 43, n. 2, p. 137, doi. 10.1007/s10164-025-00838-8

By:

Bester, M. N.;
Rossouw, G. J.

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Article

Contest competition and injury in adult male sub-Antarctic fur seals.

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Journal of Ethology, 2024, v. 42, n. 2, p. 123, doi. 10.1007/s10164-024-00811-x

By:

Bester, M. N.;
Rossouw, G. J.;
van Staden, P. J.

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Article

Oedipus complex in an Antarctic fur seal pup?

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Journal of Ethology, 2011, v. 29, n. 3, p. 505, doi. 10.1007/s10164-011-0273-1

By:

Wege, Mia;
Bester, Marthán N.;
Van der Merwe, Derek S.;
Postma, Martin

Publication type:

Article

Sexual harassment of a king penguin by an Antarctic fur seal.

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Journal of Ethology, 2008, v. 26, n. 2, p. 295, doi. 10.1007/s10164-007-0073-9

By:

Nico de Bruyn, P. J.;
Tosh, Cheryl A.;
Bester, Marthán N.

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Article

Monitoring of vagrant seals on mid-oceanic islands of the South Atlantic Ocean.

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Polar Biology, 2025, v. 48, n. 3, p. 1, doi. 10.1007/s00300-025-03397-3

By:

Bester, M. N.;
Somers, M. J.

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Article

Seasonal occurrence and condition of leopard seals at an extralimital Sub-Antarctic Island.

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Polar Biology, 2025, v. 48, n. 2, p. 1, doi. 10.1007/s00300-025-03378-6

By:

Ross, Michael D.;
Leitner, Monica;
Oosthuizen, W. Chris;
Bester, Marthán N.;
Jordaan, Rowan K.;
Voysey, Michael D.;
Conradie, Everhard C.;
Dosi, Banele;
Evans, Sean;
Lloyd, Kyle J.;
Monier, Zafar;
Purdon, Jean;
Reisinger, Ryan R.;
Shihlomule, Yinhla D.;
van der Vyver, J. S. Frederik;
de Bruyn, P. J. Nico

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Article

Territoriality in adult male sub-Antarctic fur seals at Gough Island.

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Polar Biology, 2025, v. 48, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1007/s00300-024-03325-x

By:

Bester, M. N.;
Rossouw, G. J.

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Article

An assessment of spatial and temporal variation in the diet of Cape clawless otters (Aonyx capensis) in marine environments.

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African Journal of Wildlife Research, 2015, v. 45, n. 3, p. 342, doi. 10.3957/056.045.0342

By:

Jordaan, Rowan K.;
McIntyre, Trevor;
Somers, Michael J.;
Bester, Marthán N.

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Article

Tracking the foraging migrations of Marion Island southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) during their first year of life.

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Marine Mammal Science, 2024, v. 40, n. 2, p. 1, doi. 10.1111/mms.13078

By:

McIntyre, Trevor;
Oosthuizen, W. Chris;
Bester, Marthán N.;
Hindell, Mark A.;
Reisinger, Ryan R.;
Tosh, Cheryl A.;
van den Hoff, John;
de Bruyn, P.J. Nico

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Article

Trend changes in sympatric Subantarctic and Antarctic fur seal pup populations at Marion Island, Southern Ocean.

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Marine Mammal Science, 2016, v. 32, n. 3, p. 960, doi. 10.1111/mms.12306

By:

Wege, Mia;
Etienne, Marie‐Pierre;
Chris Oosthuizen, W.;
Reisinger, Ryan R.;
Bester, Marthán N.;
Bruyn, P. J. Nico

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Article

Refining instrument attachment on phocid seals.

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Marine Mammal Science, 2012, v. 28, n. 3, p. E325, doi. 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00519.x

By:

Field, Iain C.;
Harcourt, Robert G.;
Boehme, Lars;
Bruyn, P. J. Nico de;
Charrassin, Jean-Benoit;
McMahon, Clive R.;
Bester, Marthán N.;
Fedak, Mike A.;
Hindell, Mark A.

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Article

Cohort and tag-site-specific tag-loss rates in mark–recapture studies: A southern elephant seal cautionary case.

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Marine Mammal Science, 2010, v. 26, n. 2, p. 350, doi. 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00328.x

By:

Oosthuizen, W. Chris;
de Bruyn, P. J. Nico;
Bester, Marthán N.;
Girondot, Marc

Publication type:

Article

Preliminary analysis of the social structure of killer whales, Orcinus orca, at subantarctic Marion Island.

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Marine Mammal Science, 2008, v. 24, n. 4, p. 929, doi. 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00233.x

By:

Tosh, Cheryl A.;
de Bruyn, P. J. Nico;
Bester, Marthán N.

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Article

Reproduction in the female subantarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis

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Marine Mammal Science, 1995, v. 11, n. 3, p. 362, doi. 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1995.tb00291.x

By:

Bester, Marthan N.

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Article

Movements of southern elephant seals and subantarctic fur seals in relation to Marion Island

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Marine Mammal Science, 1989, v. 5, n. 3, p. 257, doi. 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1989.tb00339.x

By:

Bester, Marthan N.

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Article

The genetic legacy of extreme exploitation in a polar vertebrate.

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Scientific Reports, 2020, v. 10, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1038/s41598-020-61560-8

By:

Paijmans, Anneke J.;
Stoffel, Martin A.;
Bester, Marthán N.;
Cleary, Alison C.;
De Bruyn, P. J. Nico;
Forcada, Jaume;
Goebel, Michael E.;
Goldsworthy, Simon D.;
Guinet, Christophe;
Lydersen, Christian;
Kovacs, Kit M.;
Lowther, Andrew;
Hoffman, Joseph I.

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Article

South for the winter? Within-dive foraging effort reveals the trade-offs between divergent foraging strategies in a free-ranging predator.

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Functional Ecology, 2016, v. 30, n. 10, p. 1623, doi. 10.1111/1365-2435.12636

By:

Arthur, Benjamin;
Hindell, Mark;
Bester, Marthan N.;
Oosthuizen, W. Chris;
Wege, Mia;
Lea, Mary‐Anne;
Costa, Daniel

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Article

Using the Spatial Population Abundance Dynamics Engine for conservation management.

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Methods in Ecology & Evolution, 2015, v. 6, n. 12, p. 1407, doi. 10.1111/2041-210X.12434

By:

Beeton, Nicholas J.;
McMahon, Clive R.;
Williamson, Grant J.;
Potts, Joanne;
Bloomer, Jonathan;
Bester, Marthán N.;
Forbes, Larry K.;
Johnson, Chris N.;
Anderson, Barbara

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Article

Inshore occurrence of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) at Subantarctic Marion Island.

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African Zoology, 2011, v. 46, n. 1, p. 188, doi. 10.1080/15627020.2011.11407493

By:

Postma, M.;
Wege, M.;
Bester, M. N.;
van der Merwe, D. S.;
de Bruyn, P. J. N.

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Article

Vagrant Subantarctic fur seal in the Mayumba National Park, Gabon.

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African Zoology, 2011, v. 46, n. 1, p. 185, doi. 10.3377/004.046.0111

By:

Zanre, R.;
Bester, M. N.

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Article

Goose barnacles on seals and a penguin at Gough Island.

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African Zoology, 2010, v. 45, n. 1, p. 129, doi. 10.3377/004.045.0109

By:

Reisinger, Ryan R.;
Bester, Marthan N.

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Article

Evidence for density dependent population regulation in southern elephant seals in the southern Indian Ocean.

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African Zoology, 2008, v. 43, n. 1, p. 75, doi. 10.3377/1562-7020(2008)43[75:EFDDPR]2.0.CO;2

By:

Pistorius, P. A.;
Taylor, F. E.;
Bester, M. N.;
Hofmeyr, G. J. G.;
Kirkman, S. P.

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Article

Haulout site selection by southern elephant seals at Marion Island.

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African Zoology, 2008, v. 43, n. 1, p. 25, doi. 10.3377/1562-7020(2008)43[25:HSSBSE]2.0.CO;2

By:

Mulaudzi, T. W.;
Hofmeyr, G. J. G.;
Bester, M. N.;
Kirkman, S. R.;
Pistorius, P. A.;
Jonker, F. C.;
Makhado, A. B.;
Owen, J. H.;
Grimbeek, R. J.

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Article

Goose barnacle (Lepas australis) infestation of the Subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis).

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African Zoology, 2006, v. 41, n. 2, p. 305, doi. 10.3377/1562-7020(2006)41[305:GBLAIO]2.0.CO;2

By:

Setsaas, T. H.;
Bester, M. N.

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Article

Vagrant Subantarctic fur seals at BouvetØya.

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African Zoology, 2006, v. 41, n. 1, p. 145, doi. 10.3377/1562-7020(2006)41[145:VSFSAB]2.0.CO;2

By:

Hofmeyr, G. J. G.;
Bester, M. N.;
Kirkman, S. P.

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Article

Cephalopod diet of the Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, along the Namibian coast: variation due to location.

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African Zoology, 2005, v. 40, n. 2, p. 261, doi. 10.1080/15627020.2005.11407325

By:

De Bruyn, P. J. N.;
Bester, M. N.;
Kirkman, S. P.;
Mecenero, S.;
Roux, J. P.;
Klages, N. T. W.

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Article

Female attendance patterns of Antarctic fur seals at Marion Island.

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African Zoology, 2003, v. 38, n. 2, p. 402

By:

Kirkman, S. P.;
Bester, M. N.;
Makhado, A. B.;
Pistorius, P. A.

Publication type:

Article

Preliminary comparison of calls of the hybridizing fur seals Arctocephalus tropicalis and A. gazella.

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African Zoology, 2001, v. 36, n. 1, p. 45, doi. 10.1080/15627020.2001.11657113

By:

St Clair Hill, M.;
Bester, M. N.;
Ferguson, J. W. H.;
Kerley, G. I. H.

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Article

Skull morphometrics of male Subantarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus tropicalis) from Marion and Gough Islands.

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African Zoology, 2000, v. 35, n. 2, p. 165, doi. 10.1080/15627020.2000.11657087

By:

Kerley, Graham I. H.;
Allen, Bryce R.;
Bester, Marthan N.

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Article

Female Seals that Breed Young Also Enjoy a Slower Rate of Aging.

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Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 2021, v. 102, n. 2, p. 1, doi. 10.1002/bes2.1863

By:

Oosthuizen, W. Chris;
Péron, Guillaume;
Pradel, Roger;
Bester, Marthán N.;
de Bruyn, P. J. Nico

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Article

Individual heterogeneity in life‐history trade‐offs with age at first reproduction in capital breeding elephant seals.

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Population Ecology, 2019, v. 61, n. 4, p. 421, doi. 10.1002/1438-390X.12015

By:

Oosthuizen, W. Chris;
Postma, Martin;
Altwegg, Res;
Nevoux, Marie;
Pradel, Roger;
Bester, Marthán N.;
Bruyn, P. J. Nico

Publication type:

Article

Unmarked individuals in mark-recapture studies: Comparisons of marked and unmarked southern elephant seals at Marion Island.

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Austral Ecology, 2012, v. 37, n. 5, p. 556, doi. 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02316.x

By:

OOSTHUIZEN, W. CHRIS;
DE BRUYN, P. J. NICO;
BESTER, MARTHÁN N.

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Article

Positive early‐late life‐history trait correlations in elephant seals.

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Ecology, 2021, v. 102, n. 4, p. 1, doi. 10.1002/ecy.3288

By:

Oosthuizen, W. Chris;
Péron, Guillaume;
Pradel, Roger;
Bester, Marthán N.;
de Bruyn, P. J. Nico

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Article

Preferred, small-scale foraging areas of two Southern Ocean fur seal species are not determined by habitat characteristics.

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BMC Ecology, 2019, v. 19, n. 1, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1186/s12898-019-0252-x

By:

Wege, Mia;
de Bruyn, P. J. Nico;
Hindell, Mark A.;
Lea, Mary-Anne;
Bester, Marthán N.

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Article

Seasonal and age-related changes in the micro-anatomy of the prostate gland of the Subantarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis.

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South African Journal of Zoology, 1999, v. 34, n. 4, p. 197, doi. 10.1080/02541858.1999.11448509

By:

Thom, Annelize;
van der Merwe, M.;
Bester, M. N.

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Article

Comparison of age determination techniques for known-age Cape fur seals.

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South African Journal of Zoology, 1997, v. 32, n. 4, p. 106, doi. 10.1080/02541858.1997.11448440

By:

Oosthuizen, W. H.;
Bester, M. N.

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Article

Occurrence of vagrant leopard seals, Hydrurga leptonyx, along the South African coast.

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South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 2013, v. 43, n. 1, p. 84, doi. 10.3957/056.043.0101

By:

Vinding, Katja;
Christiansen, Michael;
Hofmeyr, Greg J.;
Chivell, Wilfred;
McBride, Roy;
Bester, Marthán N.

Publication type:

Article