Juvenile Steller sea lion dive behavior following temporary captivity

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 195-203

  Thomton, Jamie D ^a   Mellish, Jo Ann E ^a,b   Hennen, Daniel R ^a   Horning, Markus ^c  

^a ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Captivity; Dive behavior; Satellite data recorder; Steller sea lion

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CAPTIVITY; DIVING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; MOVEMENT; PINNIPED; SATELLITE DATA;

ANIMALIA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS;

EID: 41049110451     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00062     Document Type: Article

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