Body mass and composition responses to short-term low energy intake are seasonally dependent in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 589-598

  Kumagai, Saeko ^a   Rosen, David A S ^a   Trites, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Low energy diet; Nutritional stress; Pollock; Season; Steller sea lion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAL; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; METABOLISM; SEA LIONS; SEASONS;

CLUPEA PALLASI; CLUPEIDAE; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; OTARIIDAE; POLLACHIUS VIRENS; THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA;

EID: 33745946068     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-006-0082-y     Document Type: Article

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