Stable isotope analyses of tooth annuli reveal temporal dietary records: An example using steller sea lions

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 116-129

  Hobson, Keith A ^a   Sease, John L ^b  

^a Prairie and N Wildl Res Center   (Canada)

^b NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Callorhinus ursinus; Collagen; Eumetopias jubatus; Hydroxyapatite; Mirounga angustirostris; Northern elephant seal; Northern fur seal; Stable isotopes; Steller sea lion; Teeth

Indexed keywords

DIETARY HISTORY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE MAMMAL; TOOTH ANNULI;

CALLORHINUS URSINUS; EUMEOPIAS JUBATUS; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS;

EID: 0031973087     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00694.x     Document Type: Article

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