Early pupping of a sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha

dc.contributor.authorBester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Peter G.
dc.contributor.emailmnbester@zoology.up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-04T10:33:20Z
dc.date.issued2019-06
dc.description.abstractA sub-Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis, pup was located on Inaccessible Island in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago (TdC), well before the start of the annual breeding (pupping and mating) season in 2018. It was born a few days before 27 September 2018, at least 59 days before the next pup was observed on the island in 2018 and 75 days before the median birthdate for the species at the TdC. A malfunctioning of the obligate delay of implantation of the blastocyst in its mother was likely the cause of the early birth.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentMammal Research Instituteen_ZA
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2020-06-01
dc.description.librarianhj2019en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://link.springer.com/journal/300en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBester, M.N. & Ryan, P.G. Early pupping of a sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha. Polar Biology (2019) 42: 1221-1224. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02510-7.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0722-4060 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1432-2056 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1007/s00300-019-02510-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/70357
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSpringeren_ZA
dc.rights© Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2019. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.comjournal/300.en_ZA
dc.subjectSub-Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis)en_ZA
dc.subjectBreeding seasonen_ZA
dc.subjectMedian birthdateen_ZA
dc.subjectDelayed implantationen_ZA
dc.subjectEarly birthen_ZA
dc.titleEarly pupping of a sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunhaen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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