The ontogeny of diving behaviour in New Zealand fur seal pups (Arctocephalus forsteri)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1149-1161

  Baylis, A M M ^a,b   Page, B ^a,b   Peters, K ^a   McIntosh, R ^a   Mckenzie, J ^a   Goldsworthy, S ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY;

FUR SEAL PUPS; ONTOGENY; PREY; TIME-DEPTH RECORDERS;

BIODIVERSITY;

DIVING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; ONTOGENY; PINNIPED;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KANGAROO ISLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ANCHOA; ARCTOCEPHALUS FORSTERI; CEPHALOPODA; CRUSTACEA; DIPTERYGONOTUS LEUCOGRAMMICUS; EMMELICHTHYS NITIDUS; ENGRAULIS AUSTRALIS; NOTOTODARUS GOULDI; SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 28244448222     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-097     Document Type: Article

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