
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pemberton, D 
A1  - Kirkwood, RJ 
T1  - Pup production and distribution of the Australian fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus, in Tasmania
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 1994
VL  - 21
IS  - 3
SP  - 341
EP  - 351
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9940341 
N2  - In Tasmanian waters Australian fur seals, Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus, breed on five islands in Bass Strait with non-breeding haul-out sites situated in Bass Strait and along the south-eastern and southern Tasmanian coastline. Estimates of pup production were obtained over four breeding seasons between 1989 and 1993 by aerial photography, ground counts and mark-recapture censuses. Pupping commences in late October, with 90% of pups born between 2 and 20 December. Pup mortality is estimated at 15% by early January, when ground censusing was conducted. Pup production of breeding colonies in Tasmanian waters was highest in 1991, with 5130 pups estimated to have been born. 
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