At-sea behavior of juvenile male northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1621-1637

  Sterling, J T ^a,b   Ream, R R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FISHERIES; MARINE APPLICATIONS; NUTRITION; SEAWATER;

DIVE BEHAVIOR; HAUL-OUT SITES; MALE SEALS; MASS GAIN;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; MALE BEHAVIOR; PINNIPED;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRIBILOF ISLANDS; SAINT PAUL ISLAND [PRIBILOF ISLANDS]; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CALLORHINUS; CALLORHINUS URSINUS;

EID: 22744440995     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z04-136     Document Type: Article

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