Predicting synergistic effects of resources and predators on foraging decisions by juvenile Steller sea lions

Oecologia

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 775-786

  Frid, Alejandro ^a,e   Burns, Jennifer ^b   Baker, Gregory G ^c   Thorne, Richard E ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e VANCOUVER AQUARIUM   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska; Diving behaviour; Dynamic state variable model; Optimal foraging; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CLUPEOID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DIVING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; JUVENILE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MORTALITY RISK; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; OVERFISHING; PINNIPED; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION RISK; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; WHALE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DIVING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SEAL; SHARK; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DIVING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SEA LIONS; SHARKS;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

CHONDRICHTHYES; CLUPEA PALLASI; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; ORCINUS ORCA; SOMNIOSUS MICROCEPHALUS; SOMNIOSUS PACIFICUS; THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA;

EID: 57749206212     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1189-5     Document Type: Article

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