An enema method for obtaining fecal material from known individual seals on land

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 363-370

  Staniland, I J ^a   Taylor, R I ^a   Boyd, I L ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic fur seal; Arctocephalus gazella; Diet; Enema; Krill; Otoliths; Scat; South Georgia

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DIET; FECES; PINNIPED;

ANIMALIA; ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; EUPHAUSIACEA; GAZELLA; GYMNOSCOPELUS NICHOLSI; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037376029     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01114.x     Document Type: Article

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