Diet estimation based on an integrated mixed prey feeding experiment using Arctocephalus seals

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 328, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 228-239

  Casper, Ruth M ^a,b   Gales, Nicholas J ^a   Hindell, Mark A ^b   Robinson, Sarah M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus; Diet estimation; Feeding experiment; Fur seal; Scats

Indexed keywords

DIET; ESTIMATION METHOD; FEEDING ECOLOGY; PINNIPED;

ARCTOCEPHALUS; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 29944432886     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.07.009     Document Type: Article

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