Intraspecific variation in movement patterns: Modeling individual behaviour in a large marine predator

Oikos

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-30

  Austin, Deborah ^a   Bowen, W D ^b   McMillan, J I ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MARINE MAMMAL; MODELING; MOVEMENT; PREDATOR;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; SABLE ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; MAMMALIA; MARTES ZIBELLINA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 1542438927     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.1999.12730.x     Document Type: Article

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