Effects of buoyancy on the diving behavior of northern elephant seals

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 2349-2358

  Webb, P M ^a   Crocker, D E ^a   Blackwell, S B ^a   Costa, D P ^a   Le Boeuf, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Buoyancy; Diving; Mirounga angustirostris; Northern elephant seal

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIVING; FEMALE; KINETICS; MALE; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOPHYSICS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIVING; FEMALE; KINETICS; MALE; SEALS, EARLESS; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PHOCIDAE; TRITIUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032143894     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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