Dive shapes reveal temporal changes in the foraging behaviour of different age and sex classes of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1569-1577

  Baechler, J ^a   Beck, C A ^a   Bowen, W D ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SET THEORY; WATER;

WATER FLUX;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PINNIPED; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036926285     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-150     Document Type: Article

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