Effects of phylogeny and prey type on fatty acid calibration coefficients in three pinniped species: Implications for the QFASA dietary quantification technique

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 467, Issue , 2012, Pages 263-276

  Rosen, David A S ^a   Tollit, Dominic J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SMRU Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Fatty acids; Otariid; Pinnipeds; QFASA; Quantitative fatty acid signature analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CALIBRATION; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CLUPEOID; DIET; FATTY ACID; FEEDING; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY;

ANIMALIA; CALLORHINUS; CLUPEIDAE; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; OTARIIDAE; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; THALEICHTHYS;

EID: 84868019770     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09934     Document Type: Article

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