Table 4. — Stages of molt of the northern fur seal coded as weeks from start"'' 



Age 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Jan. 



For 340 specimens a code number was assigned to each stage of molt, as 

 follows: beginning 1, early 6, late 11, ending 14, and resting postmolt 15. On 

 the basis of this code, the monthly mean values from table 2 have been entered 

 in table 4. In the body of the table there is given for each group (by age, 

 sex, and month) the mean status of molt in terms of weeks from start of molt. 

 Mean age for>5 males is calculated as 8.7 years; for>5 females as 10.8 years. 



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