Ontogeny of dive performance in pup and juvenile Steller sea lions in Alaska

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1214-1231

  Pitcher, Kenneth W ^a   Rehberg, Michael J ^a   Pendleton, Grey W ^a   Raum Suryan, Kimberly L ^a,c   Gelatt, Thomas S ^a,d   Swain, Una G ^a,c   Sigler, Michael F ^b  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c Building 4 ^*  (United States)

^d ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA RECORDING; MARINE BIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUTRITION; SATELLITES;

DIVING ABILITY; JUVENILE ANIMALS; MARINE MAMMALS; SATELLITE DATA RECORDERS;

BIODIVERSITY;

DIVING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; ONTOGENY; PINNIPED;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 28244481073     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-098     Document Type: Article

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