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Biology
& Conservation of the Cape (South African)
Fur Seal,
from the South East Coast of South Africa
by Carolyn Louise Stewardson
Australian National University (ANU)
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This
PhD thesis....."contributes substantially
to marine mammal biology, and provides information
and results that will be valuable for future
work on this and other species".....
and is now available worldwide, via the
web, through the Australian Digital Theses
Program (ADT). The ADT program provides
free and easy access to digital versions
of theses produced by Australian postgraduate
research students.
Thesis
Contents
A Table of Contents is attached at the end
of this document
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Adult
Cape fur seal entangled in trawl net
(photo: C. Stewardson, WWF project ZA-348)
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HOW
TO ACCESS THE ADT
i. Location: http://thesis.anu.edu.au/public/adt-ANU20030124.162757/index.html
OR
ii. Location: http://thesis.anu.edu.au/browse.html
(i.e., this is the ANU ADT site).
Select: Stewardson, Carolyn Louise, PhD Doctorate,
2002 (i.e., browse through the alphabetically
listed index).
OR
iii. Location: http://adt.caul.edu.au/
(i.e., this is the national ADT site).
Use the pull down menus & select Australian
National University & Author & then type
in Stewardson in the Search field and click on
Search.
Having
completed one of the three options, you then click
on the PDF files (Portable Document Format) at
the end of the Stewardson thesis abstract. PDF
files can be opened using Adobe Acrobat which
is freely available from the web.
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You
can view:
i. The front of the thesis including the
contents page (01front.pdf).
ii. The whole thesis (02whole.pdf).
iii. Selected chapters, e.g., (03chapter1.pdf).
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a selected chapter at a time.
Thesis
Hard Copies
Hard copies of my thesis have recently been
included in collections in Australian and
South Africa:
Thesis
officer
RJ Menzies Building "Bldg 2" Fellows
Rd
The Australian National University, Canberra,
ACT 0200
tel: +61-2-61254631. fax +61-2-61250734
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Seals
are incidentally caught in nets during commercial
fishing operations (photo: C. Stewardson,
WWF project ZA-348) |
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School of Botany and Zoology
Bldg 116 Daley Rd
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200
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Journal
Reprints
I have a limited number of journal reprints available
if required.
Photographs
Photographs taken by C. L. Stewardson can be used
by conservation organisations free of change to
help promote environmental issues. However, all
photographs must be acknowledged as follows: "C.
L. Stewardson (WWF-SA, project-348)".
Referencing
Material
When quoting/referencing material from chapters
which have been published by specific journals,
it is very important to reference the actual journal
rather than the thesis. If unsure, please e-mail
me.
Contact
Details
Dr. Carolyn L. Stewardson
Visiting fellow
Faculty of Science
School of Botany and Zoology
Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200 Australia
Postal address: P.O. Box 1104,
Dickson A.C.T. 2602, Australia
Ph: +61 2 6230 3977
Fx: +61 2 6125 5573
Mobile: 041 886 7944
E-mail: carolyn.stewardson@anu.edu.au
Please
let me know if you require reprints, digital copies
of photographs, PDF files, etc.
Yours
sincerely, Carolyn
Table
Of Contents
Declaration i
Acknowledgements ii-iii
Preface iv
Summary v-vii
Chapter 1 Introduction 1-9
COLOUR PLATES 1-5 10-17
PART 1. GENERAL BIOLOGY: VISCERAL ANATOMY
Chapter 2 Gross and microscopic visceral anatomy
of the male Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus
pusillus (Pinnipedia: Otariidae), with reference
to organ size and growth 18-39
PART 2. GENERAL BIOLOGY: AGE AND GROWTH
Chapter 3 Age determination and growth in the
male Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
(Pinnipedia: Otariidae): part one, external body
40-59
Chapter 4 Age determination and growth in the
male Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
(Pinnipedia: Otariidae): part two, skull 60-87
Chapter 5 Age determination and growth in the
male Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
(Pinnipedia: Otariidae): part three, baculum 88-106
Chapter 6 Suture age as an indicator of physiological
age in the male Cape fur seal Arctocephalus
pusillus pusillus (Pinnipedia: Otariidae)
107-116
PART 3. GENERAL BIOLOGY: SEXUAL DIMORPHISM
Chapter 7 Sexual dimorphism in the adult Cape
fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
(Pinnipedia: Otariidae): standard body length
and skull morphology 117-130
PART 4. GENERAL BIOLOGY: REPRODUCTION
Chapter 8 Reproduction in the male Cape fur seal
Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus: age at
puberty and annual cycle of the testis 131-145
PART 5. GENERAL BIOLOGY: DIET AND FORAGING
Chapter 9 Diet and foraging behaviour of the Cape
fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus (Pinnipedia:
Otariidae) from the Eastern Cape coast of South
Africa 146-172
PART 6. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 173
COLOUR PLATES 6-13 174-192
Chapter 10(a) The Impact of the fur seal industry
on the distribution and abundance of Cape fur
seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus on
the Eastern Cape coast of South Africa 193-217
Chapter 10(b) South African Airforce wildlife
rescue: Cape fur seal pups (Pinnipedia: Otariidae)
washed from Black Rocks, Algoa Bay, during heavy
seas, December 1976 218-231
Chapter 11(a) Operational interactions between
Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
and fisheries off the Eastern Cape coast of South
Africa: part one, trawl fishing 232-248
Chapter 11(b) Operational interactions between
Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
and fisheries off the Eastern Cape coast of South
Africa: part two, squid jigging and line fishing
249-262
Chapter 11(c) Operational interactions between
Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
and fisheries off the Eastern Cape coast of South
Africa: part three, entanglement in man-made debris
263-268
Chapter 12 Concentrations of heavy metals (Cd,
Cu, Pb, Ni & Zn) and organochlorine contaminants
(PCBs, DDT, DDE & DDD) in the blubber of Cape
fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
off the Eastern Cape coast of South Africa 269-278
Chapter 13 Endoparasites of the Cape fur seal
Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus from the
Eastern Cape coast of South Africa 279-294
Chapter 14(a) Preliminary investigations of shark
predation on Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus
pusillus from the Eastern Cape coast of South
Africa 295-305
Chapter 14(b) Aggressive behaviour of an adult
male Cape fur seal Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus
towards a great white shark Carcharodon carcharias
306-309
Chapter 15 Conclusions and future directions 310-315
APPENDIX A 316-329
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