Endothermy, ectothermy and the global structure of marine vertebrate communities

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 356, Issue , 2008, Pages 239-250

  Cairns, David K ^a   Gaston, Anthony J ^b   Huettmann, Falk ^c  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Marine food webs; Pinnipeds; Predation; Predator prey interactions; Seabirds; Seals; Thermal ecology; Whales

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECTOTHERMY; ENDOTHERMY; FISHERY; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD WEB; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEABIRD; SHARK; SWIMMING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VULNERABILITY; WHALE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CETACEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PINGUINUS; PINNIPEDIA; SPHENISCIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 42249095197     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07286     Document Type: Article

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