Intersexual differences in the postbreeding foraging behaviour of the Northwest Atlantic hooded seal

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 385, Issue , 2009, Pages 285-294

  Bajzak, Catherine E ^a   Cote, Steeve D ^a   Hammill, Mike O ^b   Stenson, Garry ^b  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cystophora cristata; Diving behaviour; Foraging ecology; Seasonal home range; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

DIEL VARIATION; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOME RANGE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MIGRATION; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

CYSTOPHORA (MAMMALIA); CYSTOPHORA CRISTATA;

EID: 67650550665     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08015     Document Type: Article

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