Keywords
Zalophus wollebaeki
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Islas Galápagos
Isla del Coco
Costa Rica
Otariidae
Zalophus wollebaeki
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Galapagos Island
Cocos Island
Costa Rica
Isla del Coco
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Abstract
The presence of otarids (Carnivora: Otariidae) at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica. This paper presents a historic revision of the presence of the otarids, Zalophus wollebaeki and Arctocephalus galapagoensis, at Isla del Coco (Cocos Island). Their presence in the Island is accidental and recurrent, maybe in relation with climatic episodes. Isla del Coco does not have the ecological conditions that are necessary for the development of a reproductive colony of these marine mammals. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 (Suppl. 2): 151-158. Epub 2008 August 29.References
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