Diving and foraging energetics of the smallest marine mammal, the sea otter (Enhydra lutris)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1960-1970

  Yeates, Laura C ^a,b   Williams, Terrie M ^a   Fink, Traci L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Naval Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Diving; Energetics; Foraging; Sea otter

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARNIVORA; DIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METABOLISM; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LACTIC ACID; LOCOMOTION; MALE; OTTERS; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; LUTRINAE; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 34347268131     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02767     Document Type: Article

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