Prey-dependent foraging tactics and prey profitability in a marine mammal

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 244, Issue , 2002, Pages 235-245

  Bowen, W D ^a   Tully, D ^b   Boness, D J ^c   Bulheier, B M ^d   Marshall, G J ^d  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d National Geographic Television   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbour seal; Foraging; Pinniped; Prey profitability; Tactics

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MARINE MAMMAL; PINNIPED; PREY SELECTION;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA; SABLE ISLAND;

AMMODYTES; AMMODYTES DUBIUS; AMMODYTES MARINUS; ANIMALIA; GADIFORMES; MAMMALIA; MARTES ZIBELLINA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; PISCES; PLEURONECTOIDEI; SALMONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037196031     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps244235     Document Type: Article

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