Variability in the diving activity of Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, at Iles Kerguelen

Polar Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 269-279

  Lea, Mary Anne ^a   Hindell, Mark ^a   Guinet, Christophe ^b   Goldsworthy, Simon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; PINNIPED;

INDIAN OCEAN; KERGUELEN ISLANDS;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; CEPHALOPODA; GAZELLA; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 0036931569     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-001-0339-6     Document Type: Article

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