Energy reallocation during and after periods of nutritional stress in steller sea lions: Low-quality diet reduces capacity for physiological adjustments

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 516-530

  Du Dot, Tiphaine Jeanniard ^a   Rosen, David A S ^a   Trites, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUPEOID; DIET; FITNESS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PINNIPED; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FISH; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAL; SEASON; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FISHES; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SEA LIONS; SEASONS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; CLUPEIDAE; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; OTARIIDAE; POLLACHIUS;

EID: 70350158996     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/603637     Document Type: Article

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