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Sex at sea: alternative mating system in an extremely polygynous mammal by de Bruyn, P.J.N., Tosh, C.A., Bester, M.N., Cameron, E.Z., McIntyre, T., Wilkinson, I.S.

“…Polygyny is a widespread and evolutionarily significant mating system in vertebrates. The southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, has often been cited as…”
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Vagrant Subantarctic Fur Seal in the Mayumba National Park, Gabon by Zanre, R, Bester, M.N

“…A vagrant adult male Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis was seen and photographed on the beach in Mayumba National Park in the Gabonese Republic…”
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Biological survey of the Prince Edward Islands, December 2008 by Cooper, J., Bester, M.N., Chown, S.L., Crawford, R.J.M., Daly, R., Heyns, E., Lamont, T., Ryan, P.G., Shaw, J.D.

“…A biological survey of the Prince Edward Islands took place in December 2008. The survey repeated an earlier survey of the populations of surface-nesting…”
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Inshore Occurrence of Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis) at Subantarctic Marion Island by Postma, M, Wege, M, Bester, M.N, van der Merwe, D.S, Bruyn, P.J.N. de

“…Opportunistic shore-based sightings of southern right whales Eubalaena australis for Marion Island (46°54′S, 37°45′E) were documented at five different times…”
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Cephalopod diet of the Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, along the Namibian coast: variation due to location by de Bruyn, P.J.N., Bester, M.N., Kirkman, S.P., Mecenero, S., Roux, J.P., Klages, N.T.W.

“…Scats of the Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, were sampled at four mainland colonies, Cape Cross, Atlas Bay,Wolf Bay and Van Reenen Bay, along…”
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Oral, Maxillofacial and Dental Diseases in Captive Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) by Steenkamp, G., Boy, S.C., van Staden, P.J., Bester, M.N.

“…Descriptions of several oral, maxillofacial and dental conditions/diseases exist for a variety of captive large felids, but little is reported on the pathology…”
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Goose barnacle (Lepas australis) infestation of the Subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) : short communication by Setsaas, T.H., Bester, M.N.

“…Goose barnacle infestations (Lepas australis) were found on the pelage of two female Subantarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus tropicalis) at Gough Island in the…”
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Inshore occurrence of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) at Subantarctic Marion Island : short communication by Van Der Merwe, D.S., De Bruyn, P.J.N., Wege, M., Postma, M., Bester, M.N.

“…Opportunistic shore-based sightings of southern right whales Eubalaena australis for Marion Island (46°54'S, 37°45'E) were documented at five different times…”
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Estimating exposed pulp lengths of tusks in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana africana) : article by Bester, M.N., Boy, S.C., Steenkamp, G., Ferreira, S.M., Ferguson, W.H.

“…Captive and wild African elephants frequently suffer tusk fractures. Several institutions shorten the tusks of captive elephants to reduce fractures and injury…”
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Biological survey of the Prince Edward Islands, December 2008 : research letter by Chown, S.L., Ryan, P.G., Daly, R., Cooper, J., Heynse, E., Bester, M.N., Crawford, R.J.M., Shaw, J.D., Lamont, T.

“…A biological survey of the Prince Edward Islands took place in December 2008. The survey repeated an earlier survey of the populations of surface-nesting…”
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Estimating exposed pulp lengths of tusks in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana africana) : article by Bester, M.N., Boy, S.C., Steenkamp, G., Ferreira, S.M., Ferguson, W.H.

“…Captive and wild African elephants frequently suffer tusk fractures. Several institutions shorten the tusks of captive elephants to reduce fractures and injury…”
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Vagrant Subantarctic fur seals at Bouvetøya : short communication by Bester, M.N., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Kirkman, S.P.

“…Three vagrant Subantarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus tropicalis, were seen amongst a colony of Antarctic fur seals, A. gazella, at the isolated subantarctic…”
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Tusklessness and tusk fractures in free-ranging African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) by Ferreira, S.M., Steenkamp, G., Bester, M.N.

“…The incidence of tusklessness varies between free-ranging African elephant populations. Sex-linked genetic drift predicts 2 outcomes - the condition becomes…”
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Biological survey of the Prince Edward Islands, December 2008 by Cooper, J, Bester, M N, Chown, S L, Crawford, RJM, Daly, R, Heyns, E, Lamont, T, Ryan, P G, Shaw, J D

“…A biological survey of the Prince Edward Islands took place in December 2008. The survey repeated an earlier survey of the populations of surface-nesting…”
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Errata by Mulaudzi, T.W., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Bester, M.N., Kirkman, S.P., Pistorius, P.A., Jonke, F.C., Makhado, A.B., Owen, J.H.., Grimbeek, R.J.

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Errata by Mulaudzi, T.W., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Bester, M.N., Kirkman, S.P., Pistorius, P.A., Jonke, F.C., Makhado, A.B., Owen, J.H.., Grimbeek, R.J.

“…In the article 'Haulout site selection by southern elephant seals at Marion Island' that appeared in African Zoology43(1): 25-33 (April 2008), the…”
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Haulout site selection by southern elephant seals at Marion Island, African Zoology 43(1) 2008 : pp. 25-33 : errata by Makhado, A.B., Kirkman, S.P., Jonker, F.C., Hofmeyr, G.J.G., Grimbeek, R.J., Mulaudzi, T.W., Owen, J.H., Bester, M.N., Pistorius, P.A.

“…In the article 'Haulout site selection by southern elephant seals at Marion Island' that appeared in African Zoology43 (1):25-33 (April 2008), the…”
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Biological survey of the Prince Edward Islands, December 2008 by J. Cooper, M.N. Bester, S.L. Chown, R.J.M. Crawford, R. Daly, E. Heyns, T. Lamont, P.G. Ryan, J.D. Shaw

“…A biological survey of the Prince Edward Islands took place in December 2008. The survey repeated an earlier survey of the populations of surface-nesting…”
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Temporal changes in fecundity and age at sexual maturity of southern elephant seals at Marion Island by PISTORIUS, P. A, BESTER, M. N, KIRKMAN, S. P, TAYLOR, F. E

“…Our objective was to examine the effect of variation in reproductive parameters on the demography of southern elephant seals at Marion Island. We used…”
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Female attendance patterns of Antarctic fur seals at Marion Island : short communication by Pistorius, P.A., Bester, M.N., Kirkman, S.P., Makhado, A.B.

“…Attendance patterns of female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) at Marion Island were studied during the 1998 to 2000 lactation periods, and compared…”
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