Dive behaviour impacts the ability of heart rate to predict oxygen consumption in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) foraging at depth

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2267-2275

  Young, Beth L ^a   Rosen, David A S ^a   Hindle, Allyson G ^a   Haulena, Martin ^b   Trites, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER AQUARIUM   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diving; Heart rate; Metabolism; Steller sea lion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DIVING; ELECTRODE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIVING; ELECTRODES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOVEMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEA LIONS;

ANIMALIA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; MAMMALIA; OTARIIDAE;

EID: 79958783561     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.047340     Document Type: Article

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