Movements and diving of bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) mothers and pups during lactation and post-weaning

Polar Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 559-566

  Gjertz, I ^a,c   Kovacs, K M ^a,b   Lydersen, C ^a   Wiig, O ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIVING BEHAVIOR; LACTATION; MOVEMENT; PINNIPED; WEANING;

SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ERIGNATHUS BARBATUS;

EID: 0033866146     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000000121     Document Type: Article

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