DIVING PATTERNS OF NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL BULLS

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 369-384

  DeLong, Robert L ^a   Stewart, Brent S ^b  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b HUBBS SEAWORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

diving patterns; foraging ecology; Mirounga angustirostris; northern elephant seal; pinnipedia; time depth recorder

Indexed keywords

DIVING; ELEPHANT SEAL; FORAGING; NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL; SQUID;

CALIFORNIA; SAN MIGUEL ISLAND; USA;

CEPHALOPODA; ELEPHANT; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PHOCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0026324719     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1991.tb00112.x     Document Type: Article

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