Relationship between Chlorophyll a Concentration, Light Attenuation and Diving Depth of the Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Jaud, Thomas ^a   Dragon, Anne Cécile ^a   Garcia, Jade Vacquie ^a   Guinet, Christophe ^a  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; DIVING; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT ATTENUATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MIROUNGA LEONINA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SEAL; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CHLOROPHYLL; DIVING; FEMALE; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEALS, EARLESS; SEASONS;

EID: 84867647961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047444     Document Type: Article

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