Sex differences in grey seal diet reflect seasonal variation in foraging behaviour and reproductive expenditure: Evidence from quantitative fatty acid signature analysis

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 490-502

  Beck, Carrie A ^a,c   Iverson, Sara J ^a   Bowen, W Don ^b   Blanchard, Wade ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Niche breath; Pinniped; Size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

DIET; DIMORPHISM; FATTY ACID; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; NICHE BREADTH; NICHE OVERLAP; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; SEALS, EARLESS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AMMODYTES DUBIUS; AMMODYTIDAE; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PINNIPEDIA; SEBASTES SP.;

EID: 34247193702     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01215.x     Document Type: Article

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