A captive feeding study with the Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii): Implications for scat analysis

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 373-391

  Phillips, Elizabeth M ^a   Harvey, James T ^a  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

All structure technique; Biomass reconstruction; Captive feeding; Harbor seal; Otoliths; Phoca vitulina richardii; Recovery rates; Scat

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CAPTIVE POPULATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; MALE BEHAVIOR; OTOLITH; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY;

CEPHALOPODA; MERLUCCIUS PRODUCTUS; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDII; SEBASTES JORDANI;

EID: 64949187174     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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