Reductions in oxygen consumption during dives and estimated submergence limitations of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 272-286

  Hastie, Gordon D ^a,b   Rosen, David A S ^a   Trites, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADL; Diving metabolism; Diving physiology; Energy; Otariid

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVITY; DIVING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PINNIPED; SUBMERGENCE;

ANIMALIA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 33947667886     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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