Fatty acid signatures reveal fine scale structure of foraging distribution of harbor seals and their prey in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 151, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 255-271

  Iverson, Sara J ^a   Frost, Kathryn J ^b   Lowry, Lloyd F ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty acid signatures; Fish; Foraging ecology; Harbor seals; Spatial scales

Indexed keywords

DIET; FATTY ACID SIGNATURE; FORAGING; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; HARBOUR SEAL; MAMMALS; PREDATION; SPATIAL SCALES;

USA, ALASKA, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND;

AMMODYTES HEXAPTERUS; CEPHALOPODA; CLUPEA PALLASI; GADUS MACROCEPHALUS; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI; THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA;

EID: 0030618572     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps151255     Document Type: Article

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