Seasonal changes in blubber distribution in atlantic harbor seals: Indications of thermodynamic considerations

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 229-240

  Rosen Deane Renoue, David A S ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

blubber; harbor seal; insulation; morphology; Phoca vitulina concolor; seasonal changes

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; MIROUNGA LEONINA; PHOCA; PHOCA HISPIDA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCA VITULINA CONCOLOR; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0030963235     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00630.x     Document Type: Article

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