Ontogenic dietary changes in South American sea lions

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 279, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-261

  Drago, M ^a   Cardona, L ^b   Crespo, E A ^b   Aguilar, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bone; Diet ontogeny; Otaria flavescens; South American sea lion; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY SIZE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIETARY SHIFT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH CURVE; ONTOGENY; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY; SKULL; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

OTARIA BYRONIA; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 70350774079     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00613.x     Document Type: Article

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