Changes in plasma fatty acids indicate change in nutritional status in developing Weddell seal pups

Polar Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 351-357

  Rea, Lorrie ^a,c   Groscolas, René ^b   Mioskowski, Eliane ^b   Castellini, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STAGES; FATTY ACIDS; MAMMALS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUPS; WEDDELL SEALS;

LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII;

EID: 0030682228     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050199     Document Type: Article

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