Linking seasonal distribution patterns with prey availability in a central-place forager, the Steller sea lion

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 439-451

  Womble, Jamie N ^a,b,c   Sigler, Michael F ^c   Willson, Mary F ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central place forager; Distribution; Eumetopias jubatus; Otariid; Pinniped; Prey availability; Seasonal; Southeast Alaska

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; AGE CLASS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HAULOUT BEHAVIOUR; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORDINATION; OVERWINTERING; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TELEOST; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CLUPEA PALLASI; CLUPEIDAE; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MERLUCCIUS PRODUCTUS; ONCORHYNCHUS; OTARIIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; POLLACHIUS; THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA;

EID: 60349096608     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01873.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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