Prey capture attempts can be detected in Steller sea lions and other marine predators using accelerometers

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 713-719

  Viviant, Morgane ^a   Trites, Andrew W ^b   Rosen, David A S ^b   Monestiez, Pascal ^c   Guinet, Christophe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c INRA   (France)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Foraging activity; Jaw movements; Pinnipeds; Prey capture; Steller sea lion

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PINNIPED; PREDATOR; PREY CAPTURE; SWIMMING;

EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 77952426822     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0750-y     Document Type: Article

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