Development of fasting abilities in subantarctic fur seal pups: Balancing the demands of growth under extreme nutritional restrictions

Functional Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 704-717

  Verrier, Delphine ^a,b   Groscolas, René ^b   Guinet, Christophe ^c   Arnould, John P Y ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body fat; Energy conservation; Fuel partitioning; Growth strategy; Maternal care; Offspring survival; Pinnipeds; Protein sparing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOENERGETICS; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BODY MASS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FASTING; GROWTH; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LACTATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIPID; MATERNAL CARE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ONTOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PINNIPED; PROTEIN; SUBANTARCTIC REGION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; ARCTOCEPHALUS TROPICALIS; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 79955512788     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01823.x     Document Type: Article

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