Drift dives by male New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 293-300

  Page, Brad ^a,b   McKenzie, Jane ^a   Hindell, Mark A ^c   Goldsworthy, Simon D ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences)   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING; METABOLITES; WATER;

DIVING BEHAVIOR; DRIFT DIVES; PREDATORS; WATER COLUMN;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

BODY SIZE; DIVING BEHAVIOR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PINNIPED;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KANGAROO ISLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI; OTARIIDAE; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 21344446526     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-013     Document Type: Article

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