Activity budgets derived from time-depth recorders in a diving mammal

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2034-2044

  Bodkin, James L ^a   Monson, Daniel H ^a   Esslinger, George G ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Behavior; Diving; Enhydra lutris; Population assessment; Population status; Sea otter; TDR; Time budget; Time depth recorders

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ESTIMATION METHOD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MUSTELID; REINTRODUCTION;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CARNIVORA; CLINOCARDIUM; ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; MACOMA; MAMMALIA; MYA; PROTOTHACA; SAXIDOMUS;

EID: 48249092225     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-258     Document Type: Article

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