Author: Gentry, Roger L.
Title: Behavior and Ecology of the Northern Fur Seal
Description: Princeton, Princeton University Press, (1998). orig.cloth. 24x15cm, xv,392 pp. Textual graphs,photos,tables. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: Behavior at the Population Level: Introduction; Population Chanvges 1974 to 1986; Temporal Factors in Behavior; The Mating System: Behavior of Adult Males; Male-Female Asociations; Behavior of Adult Females; Processes Fundamental to the Mating System: Site Fidelity & Philopatry; Estrus & Estrous Behavior; Ontogeny of Male Territorial Behavior; The Maternal Strategy: Female Attendance Behavior; Neonatal Growth & Behavior; Female Foraging Behavior: Inter- and Intra-Annual Variation in Individuals; Female Foraging Behavior: Effects of Continental Shelf Width; Summary, Comparisons & Conclusions; Synthesis; Implications for Otariid Studies; Appendix.

Keywords: Marine Mammal Behavior, Northern Fur Seal, Zoology, Population, Sexual Behaviour, Ethology, Biology, Otariid Otariids, Otariidae Seals