"This book is a major scientific contribution to the fields of pinniped and behavioral ecology... The book is very readable, yet it contains an enormous amount of detailed information... [I]t should be on the list of any well-rounded biological scientist."--The Quarterly Review of Biology

• Preface Acknowledgments List of Contributors Pt. 1. Behavior at the Population Level Ch. 1. Introduction Ch. 2. Population Changes, 1974 to 1986 Ch. 3. Temporal Factors in Behavior Pt. 2. The Mating System Ch. 4. Behavior of Adult Males Ch. 5. Male-Female Associations Ch. 6. Behavior of Adult Females Pt. 3. Processes Fundamental to the Mating System Ch. 7. Site Fidelity and Philopatry Ch. 8. Estrus and Estrous Behavior By Roger L. Gentry, John R. Holt, Carolyn B. Heath Ch. 9. Ontogeny of Male Territorial Behavior Pt. 4. The Maternal Strategy Ch. 10. Female Attendance Behavior Ch. 11. Neonatal Growth and Behavior By Roger L. Gentry, Michael E. Goebel, John Calambokidis Ch. 12. Female Foraging Behavior: Inter- and Intra-Annual Variation in Individuals By Roger L. Gentry, Michael E. Goebel Ch. 13. Female Foraging Behavior: Effects of Continental Shelf Width By Roger L. Gentry, Mark O. Pierson, Valery A. Vladimirov Pt. 5. Summary, Comparisons, and Conclusions Ch. 14. Synthesis Ch. 15. Implications for Otariid Studies Appendix. Scientific and Common Names of Species Referred to in This Work Notes Literature Cited Author Index Subject Index

"This book is a major scientific contribution to the fields of pinniped and behavioral ecology... The book is very readable, yet it contains an enormous amount of detailed information... [I]t should be on the list of any well-rounded biological scientist."--The Quarterly Review of Biology

• Preface Acknowledgments List of Contributors Pt. 1. Behavior at the Population Level Ch. 1. Introduction Ch. 2. Population Changes, 1974 to 1986 Ch. 3. Temporal Factors in Behavior Pt. 2. The Mating System Ch. 4. Behavior of Adult Males Ch. 5. Male-Female Associations Ch. 6. Behavior of Adult Females Pt. 3. Processes Fundamental to the Mating System Ch. 7. Site Fidelity and Philopatry Ch. 8. Estrus and Estrous Behavior By Roger L. Gentry, John R. Holt, Carolyn B. Heath Ch. 9. Ontogeny of Male Territorial Behavior Pt. 4. The Maternal Strategy Ch. 10. Female Attendance Behavior Ch. 11. Neonatal Growth and Behavior By Roger L. Gentry, Michael E. Goebel, John Calambokidis Ch. 12. Female Foraging Behavior: Inter- and Intra-Annual Variation in Individuals By Roger L. Gentry, Michael E. Goebel Ch. 13. Female Foraging Behavior: Effects of Continental Shelf Width By Roger L. Gentry, Mark O. Pierson, Valery A. Vladimirov Pt. 5. Summary, Comparisons, and Conclusions Ch. 14. Synthesis Ch. 15. Implications for Otariid Studies Appendix. Scientific and Common Names of Species Referred to in This Work Notes Literature Cited Author Index Subject Index

"This book is a major scientific contribution to the fields of pinniped and behavioral ecology... The book is very readable, yet it contains an enormous amount of detailed information... [I]t should be on the list of any well-rounded biological scientist."--The Quarterly Review of Biology

• Preface Acknowledgments List of Contributors Pt. 1. Behavior at the Population Level Ch. 1. Introduction Ch. 2. Population Changes, 1974 to 1986 Ch. 3. Temporal Factors in Behavior Pt. 2. The Mating System Ch. 4. Behavior of Adult Males Ch. 5. Male-Female Associations Ch. 6. Behavior of Adult Females Pt. 3. Processes Fundamental to the Mating System Ch. 7. Site Fidelity and Philopatry Ch. 8. Estrus and Estrous Behavior By Roger L. Gentry, John R. Holt, Carolyn B. Heath Ch. 9. Ontogeny of Male Territorial Behavior Pt. 4. The Maternal Strategy Ch. 10. Female Attendance Behavior Ch. 11. Neonatal Growth and Behavior By Roger L. Gentry, Michael E. Goebel, John Calambokidis Ch. 12. Female Foraging Behavior: Inter- and Intra-Annual Variation in Individuals By Roger L. Gentry, Michael E. Goebel Ch. 13. Female Foraging Behavior: Effects of Continental Shelf Width By Roger L. Gentry, Mark O. Pierson, Valery A. Vladimirov Pt. 5. Summary, Comparisons, and Conclusions Ch. 14. Synthesis Ch. 15. Implications for Otariid Studies Appendix. Scientific and Common Names of Species Referred to in This Work Notes Literature Cited Author Index Subject Index