Behavioral response of South American sea lion Otaria flavescens to tourist disturbance during the breeding season;Respuesta conductual del lobo marino común Otaria flavescens a la perturbación por turistas durante la época reproductiva

Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-140

  Pavez, Guido ^a   Muñoz, Lily ^a   Inostroza, Patricia ^b   Sepúlveda, Maritza ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b Centro de InvestigaciAôn Eutropia   (Chile)

Author keywords

Animal behavior; Chile; Ecotourism; Management; Pinnipeds

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING SEASON; DISTURBANCE; ECOTOURISM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PINNIPED; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOURISM; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

ATACAMA; CHANARAL ISLAND; CHILE;

ANIMALIA; OTARIA BYRONIA; OTARIIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 80051561751     PISSN: 07173326     EISSN: 07181957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-19572011000200004     Document Type: Article

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