Alimentary niche partitioning in the Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2769-2781

  Páez Rosas, Diego ^a   Aurioles Gamboa, David ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NICHE PARTITIONING; PINNIPED; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURVIVAL; TROPHIC STATUS;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; SAN CRISTOBAL [GALAPAGOS ISLANDS];

OTARIIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; ZALOPHUS WOLLEBAEKI;

EID: 78449285438     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1535-0     Document Type: Article

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