Diet of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus at three mainland breeding colonies in Namibia. 1. Spatial variation

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-71

  Mecenero, S ^a   Roux, J P ^b   Underhill, L G ^a   Bester, M N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus; Breeding colony; Cape fur seal; Diet; Namibia; Scat analysis; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; NUTRITION; OCEAN HABITATS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING POPULATION; DIET; DIGESTION; FISH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OTOLITH; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY PREFERENCE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; ATLAS BAY; KARAS; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; VAN REENEN BAY; WOLF BAY;

ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS PUSILLUS; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; CLUPEIDAE; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; ETRUMEUS TERES; ETRUMEUS WHITEHEADI; LAMPANYCTODES HECTORIS; MERLUCCIUS; MERLUCCIUS CAPENSIS; NEOSCOPELUS MICROCHIR; SARDINOPS SAGAX; SUFFLOGOBIUS BIBARBATUS; TELEOSTEI; TRACHURUS CAPENSIS;

EID: 33745032810     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320609504134     Document Type: Article

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