Foraging site fidelity of lactating New Zealand sea lions

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 276, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-36

  Chilvers, B L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Foraging ecology; Individual specialization; New Zealand sea lions; Phocarctos hookeri; Satellite tracking

Indexed keywords

FEEDING GROUND; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LACTATION; PINNIPED; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SITE FIDELITY; TRACKING;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

OTARIIDAE; PHOCARCTOS HOOKERI;

EID: 50649099736     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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