Resource partitioning by sympatric pagophilic seals in Alaska: Monitoring effects of climate variation with fatty acids

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1137-1145

  Cooper, Margaret H ^a   Budge, Suzanne M ^a   Springer, Alan M ^b   Sheffield, Gay ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Blubber fatty acid; Climate change; Ice seal; Lipid; Trophic studies

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DIET; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FATTY ACID; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY; SYMPATRY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; ERIGNATHUS; ERIGNATHUS BARBATUS; PHOCA; PHOCA FASCIATA; PHOCA HISPIDA; PHOCA LARGHA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 70349857929     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0614-5     Document Type: Article

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