Time and energy constraints in pinniped lactation

American Naturalist

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 717-728

  Boyd, I L ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energetics; Evolution; Lactation; Pinniped

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BUDGET; EVOLUTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LACTATION; MARINE MAMMAL;

EID: 0031733934     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286202     Document Type: Article

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