Poncin, Pascal ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Biologie du comportement - Ethologie et psychologie animale
Robertson, B.
Gemmel, N.
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English
Title :
Alternative mating tactics in the New Zealand fur seal Arctocephalus forsteri : When non-territorial males are successful too.
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