Dynamics of White Shark predation on pinnipeds in California: Effects of prey abundance

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2010, Pages 232-238

  Brown, Adam C ^a   Lee, Derek E ^a   Bradley, Russell W ^a   Anderson, Scot ^a  

^a PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; DATA SET; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PINNIPED; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PROBABILITY; SHARK;

CALIFORNIA; FARALLON ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

CARCHARIAS; CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 77952914019     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CE-08-012     Document Type: Article

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