Diving behaviour of two Ross seals off east Antarctica

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-65

  Southwell, Colin ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; EAST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

CEPHALOPODA; OMMATOPHOCA ROSSII; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 17444364509     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR03090     Document Type: Article

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