Ontogenetic changes in feeding habits of northern elephant seals revealed by δ 15N and δ 13C analysis of growth layers in teeth

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 450, Issue , 2012, Pages 229-241

  Riofrío Lazo, Marjorie ^a   Aurioles Gamboa, David ^a   Le Boeuf, Burney J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentine growth layer; Feeding strategy; Isotope fractionation; Mirounga angustirostris; Ontogenetic dietary shifts; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIETARY SHIFT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH; HABITAT TYPE; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; JUVENILE; METABOLISM; NICHE PARTITIONING; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ONTOGENY; PINNIPED; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; MAGDALENA ISLAND; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SAN BENITO ISLANDS;

MAMMALIA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS;

EID: 84859232969     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09562     Document Type: Article

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