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Gazo, M., Aparicio, F., Cedenilla, M. A., Layna, J. F., González, L. M. (2000). Pup survival in the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) colony at Cabo Blanco Peninsula (Western Sahara-Mauritania). Marine Mammal Science, 16 (1): 158-168.

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Gazo, M., Layna, J. F., Aparicio, F., Cedenilla, M. A., González, L. M., Aguilar, A. (1999). Pupping season, perinatal sex ratio and natality rates of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) from the Cabo Blanco colony. Journal of Zoology, 249 (4): 393-401.

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Alfredo Salvador
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC)

Fecha de publicación: 29-11-2013

Revisiones: 14-07-2017

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