The dynamics of male harem dominance in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at the South Shetland Islands - Carlini, Alejandro R.; Poljak, Sebastián; Daneri, Gustavo A.; Márquez, María E. I.; Negrete, Javier (Polar biology, 2006)
Keywords: Animal ethology; Aquatic mammals; Biological and medical sciences; Breeding seasons; Breeding sites; Elephantidae; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Males; Mammalia; Mirounga leonina; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Seals; Sex ratio; Vertebrata; Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution; ANE, Eire, Connaught, Mayo; PSW, Antarctica, South Shetland Is., King George I; PSW, Antarctica, South Shetland Is; PSW, Antarctica, South Shetland Is., King George I., Stranger Point; Mirounga leonina; Breeding season; Carnivora; Polygamy; Social group; Harem; Social structure; Male; Pinnipedia; Climatic zone; Breeding behavior; Mating system; Reproduction; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Social behavior; South Shetland Islands; Social dominance; Social interaction; Breeding success; Polar region