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Further birth records of elephant seals Mirounga leonina in New Zealand (note) |
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| Authors: | J A Mills J P Ryder P W Shaw R McLay |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Internal Affairs , New Zealand Wildlife Service , Private Bag, Wellington, New Zealand;2. Department of Biology , Lakehead University , Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B5E1, Canada |
| Abstract: | The second and third recorded births of southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina on the mainland of New Zealand occurred at Kaikoura in mid‐October 1976. One female pup died within 14 d of birth and the other (sex unknown) disappeared from the region with its mother on 19 November 1976. |
| Keywords: | PCR Galaxias mitochondrial DNA control region |