The influence of subsurface thermal structure on the diving behavior of northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) during the breeding season

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 649-663

  Kuhn, Carey E ^a  

^a NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; THERMOCLINE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ALASKA; BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PRIBILOF ISLANDS; SAINT PAUL ISLAND [PRIBILOF ISLANDS]; UNITED STATES;

CALLORHINUS; CALLORHINUS URSINUS;

EID: 79951772911     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1589-z     Document Type: Article

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