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cerning the population dynamics of the Hawaiian monk seal. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
The Survey is indebted to the officers and men of the United States 
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Coast Guard Loran Station at Kure Atoll for their cooperation during 
all aspects of the research program, and especially for their aid in 
tagging adult seals and collecting return information on tagged animals. 
Research in the. Leewards was made possible through the cooperation of 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of Lands 
and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii, the United States Navy, 
and the United States Coast Guard, 
While various Survey members participated in the tagging and cen- 
susing, Robert R. Fleet, Cameron B. Kepler, and Dennis L. Stadel played 
particularly significant roles in the collection of data at Kure Atoll, 
The author is indebted to LaMont C, Cole, Cornell University and 
James N, Layne, Archbold Biological Station, for their helpful criticisms 
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of the manuscript. 
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Kenyon, K. W., and D. W. Rice. 1959. Life history of the Hawaiian monk 
seal. Pac. Sci., 13:215-252. 
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