Using carbon and nitrogen isotope values to investigate maternal strategies in Northeast Pacific otariids

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 556-572

  Newsome, Seth D ^a   Koch, Paul L ^a   Etnier, Mike A ^b   Aurioles Gamboa, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

California sea lions; Callorhinus ursinus; Maternal strategy; Northern fur seals; Nursing behavior; Otariids; Stable isotopes; Zalophus californianus

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COLLAGEN; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SPECIES RICHNESS; WEANING;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

CALLORHINUS; CALLORHINUS URSINUS; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 33745048245     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00043.x     Document Type: Article

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