Geographical variation in the behaviour of a central place forager: Antarctic fur seals foraging in contrasting environments

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2383-2396

  Staniland, I J ^a   Gales, N ^b   Warren, N L ^a   Robinson, S L ^a   Goldsworthy, S D ^c   Casper, R M ^b,d  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DIEL MIGRATION; DIVING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LACTATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PINNIPED; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANTARCTICA; BIRD ISLAND [SOUTH GEORGIA]; HEARD ISLAND; HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS; SOUTH GEORGIA;

ANIMALIA; ARCTOCEPHALUS GAZELLA; AVES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 77958005770     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1503-8     Document Type: Article

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