Growth under uncertainty: The influence of marine variability on early development of Galapagos sea lions

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 350-365

  Mueller, Birte ^a   Pörschmann, Ulrich ^a   Wolf, Jochen B W ^b   Trillmich, Fritz ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

El Ni o; Galapagos sea lion; Growth; Life history; Sexual dimorphism; Zalophus wollebaeki

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EL NINO; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY; LINEARITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UPWELLING; VULNERABILITY;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS;

OTARIIDAE; ZALOPHUS WOLLEBAEKI;

EID: 79954497737     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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