Fine-scale linkages between the diving behaviour of antarctic fur seals and oceanographic features in the southern Indian ocean

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 990-1002

  Lea, Mary Anne ^a,c   Dubroca, Laurent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antarctic fur seal; Diving; Oceanography; Polar Frontal Zone; Provisioning; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

DIVING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROVISIONING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; OCEANOGRAPHY; PINNIPED;

INDIAN OCEAN; KERGUELEN ARCHIPELAGO;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; GAZELLA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0141462680     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00101-2     Document Type: Article

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