Assessment of gestation, lactation and fasting on stable isotope ratios in northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 880-895

  Habran, Sarah ^a   Debier, Cathy ^b   Crocker, Daniel E ^c   Houser, Dorian S ^d   Lepoint, Gilles ^a   Bouquegneau, Jean Marie ^a   Das, Krishna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Biomimetica   (United States)

Author keywords

Fasting; Gestation; Lactation; Mirounga angustirostris; Northern elephant seal; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; FASTING; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LACTATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PINNIPED; PREGNANCY; SERUM; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS;

EID: 78649469508     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00372.x     Document Type: Article

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