Energetics of lactation in harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 295-304

  Lydersen, C ^a   Kovacs, K M ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Energetics; Harp seals, Phoca groenlandica; Lactation; Maternal investment

Indexed keywords

PHOCA GROENLANDICA;

EID: 0029906656     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02439915     Document Type: Article

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