Activity budgets and prey consumption of sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Washington

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393-401

  Walker, Kristen A ^a   Davis, Jay W ^b   Duffield, Deborah A ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity budgets; Enhydra lutris kenyoni; Foraging success; Population growth; Prey consumption; Sea otter; Washington State

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DIET; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION GROWTH; PREY AVAILABILITY;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; AMCHITKA ISLAND; MAKAH BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ASTEROIDEA; BIVALVIA; CARNIVORA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS KENYONI;

EID: 67650964201     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.34.4.2008.393     Document Type: Article

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