Segregation between the sexes: Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, foraging at South Georgia

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1581-1590

  Staniland, Iain J ^a   Robinson, Sarah L ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic fur seal; Arctocephalus gazella; diving; foraging; niche width; resource partitioning; sexual dimorphism; sexual segregation

Indexed keywords

DIVING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NICHE; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SHELF BREAK;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTH GEORGIA;

ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA;

EID: 40849139509     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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