Determining feeding events and prey encounter rates in a southern elephant seal: A method using swim speed and stomach temperature

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 207-217

  Horsburgh, Judy M ^a   Morrice, Margie ^b   Lea, Mary Anne ^a   Hindell, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENCOUNTER RATE; FEEDING; PINNIPED; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; VELOCITY;

MIROUNGA LEONINA;

EID: 39049127435     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00156.x     Document Type: Article

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