Diet estimation in California sea lions, Zalophus californianus

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Sweeney, J M ^a   Harvey, J T ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

California sea lion; Correction factors; Diet; Pinniped; Salmonidae; Variable reconstruction model; Zalophus californianus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BONE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CORRECTION; DIET; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OTOLITH; PINNIPED; PREY SIZE; RADICAL; TOOTH;

CEPHALOPODA; ENGRAULIDAE; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; OTARIIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; REXEA SOLANDRI; SALMONIDAE; SCOMBER JAPONICUS; SEBASTES JORDANI; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 80053629059     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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