Foraging routes of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) investigated by the concurrent use of satellite tracking and time-depth recorders

Polar Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 149-159

  Bonadonna, Francesco ^a   Lea, Mary Anne ^b   Guinet, Christophe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; PINNIPED; TRACKING;

INDIAN OCEAN;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA;

EID: 0034060086     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050021     Document Type: Article

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