Post-weaning migration of northern fur seal Callorhinus ursinus pups from the Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 341, Issue , 2007, Pages 243-255

  Baker, Jason D ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Callorhinus ursinus; Diving behavior; Migration; Northern fur seal

Indexed keywords

DIVING BEHAVIOR; MIGRATION; PINNIPED; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WEANING;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; PRIBILOF ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CALLORHINUS; CALLORHINUS URSINUS;

EID: 34547607631     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps341243     Document Type: Article

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