Ecological implications of body composition and thermal capabilities in young Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 669-681

  Rutishauser, Matthew R ^a   Costa, Daniel P ^a   Goebel, Michael E ^b   Williams, Terrie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; METABOLISM; PINNIPED; THERMOREGULATION;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALORIMETRY; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CLIMATE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUR SEALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERATURE;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; GAZELLA; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 13444279222     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/421749     Document Type: Article

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