How long does a dive last? Foraging decisions by breath-hold divers in a patchy environment: a test of a simple model

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-218

  Sparling, Carol E ^a   Georges, Jean Yves ^b   Gallon, Susan L ^a   Fedak, Mike ^a   Thompson, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

diving behaviour; foraging; grey seal; Halichoerus grypus

Indexed keywords

AIR-BREATHING ORGANISM; CARNIVORE; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; MODEL TEST; PATCHINESS; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY LOCATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS;

EID: 34547837652     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.06.022     Document Type: Article

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