Swimming speed and foraging strategies of northern elephant seals

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 369-383

  Hassrick, Jason L ^a   Crocker, Daniel E ^a   Zeno, Ramona L ^a   Blackwell, Susanna B ^b   Costa, Daniel P ^c   Le Boeuf, Burney J ^c  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Greeneridge Sciences Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

A o Nuevo State Reserve; California; Cost of transport; Diving; Foraging behaviour; Locomotion; Migrations; Pinnipeds; Swimming speed; USA

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MARINE BIOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANO NUEVO STATE RESERVE; CALIFORNIA; COST OF TRANSPORT; DIVING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MIGRATIONS; PINNIPEDS; SWIMMING SPEED;

MAMMALS;

BIOENERGETICS; BUOYANCY; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MIGRATION; PINNIPED; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING; VELOCITY PROFILE;

ANO NUEVO STATE RESERVE; CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN MATEO COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 33947251815     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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