Energetics of breath-hold hunting: Modeling the effects of aging on foraging success in the Weddell seal

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 673-682

  Hindle, Allyson G ^a   Horning, Markus ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diving; Energy budget; Foraging efficiency; Pinniped; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AGING; BIOENERGETICS; ENERGY BUDGET; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; MODELING; PINNIPED;

AGING; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; COMPUTER PREDICTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FORAGING; LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL;

AGING; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEALS, EARLESS; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; LEPTONYCHOTES WEDDELLII; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 77952636237     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.03.045     Document Type: Article

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