A refined fish consumption model for lactating Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus), based on scat analyses

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1551-1566

  Mecenero, Silvia ^a   Kirkman, Stephen P ^a   Roux, Jean Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Cape fur seal; fish consumption; lactating females; model; Namibia; scat analysis; spatial variation; temporal variation

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DIET; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; LACTATION; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; CAPE CROSS; ERONGO; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS PUSILLUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 33748120172     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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