Deep foraging dives in relation to the energy depletion of Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) mothers during lactation

Polar Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 696-702

  Sato, Katsufumi ^a,b   Mitani, Yoko ^b   Cameron, Michael F ^c,e   Siniff, Donald B ^c   Watanabe, Yuuki ^d   Naito, Yasuhiko ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ENERGETICS; LACTATION; PINNIPED;

ANTARCTICA;

LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036940735     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-002-0406-7     Document Type: Article

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