Spatial and seasonal relationships between Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) and their prey, at multiple scales

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-372

  Grigg, Emma K ^a,e   Peter Klimley, A ^a   Allen, Sarah G ^b   Green, Deborah E ^c   Elliott Fisk, Deborah L ^a   Markowitz, Hal ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Point Reyes National Seashore   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ALFRED UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOCA; PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDII; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 68049127535     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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