The role of body size in individual-based foraging strategies of a top marine predator

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1004-1015

  Weise, Michael J ^a,c   Harvey, James T ^b   Costa, Daniel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; California sea lion; Diving behavior; Foraging strategy; Individual specialization; Predator prey interactions; Sexual dimorphism; Zalophus californianus

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PINNIPED; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEAL;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; SEA LIONS;

ANIMALIA; OTARIIDAE; VERTEBRATA; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 77951169053     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1554.1     Document Type: Article

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