Vibrissae growth rates and trophic discrimination factors in captive southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 331-338

  Tyrrell, Luke P ^a,b   Newsome, Seth D ^a   Fogel, Marilyn L ^c   Viens, Marissa ^d   Bowden, Roxane ^c   Murray, Michael J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhydra lutris; sea otters; stable isotopes; trophic discrimination factor; vibrissae growth rate; whiskers

Indexed keywords

DIET; FECES; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT USE; HAIR; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MUSTELID; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STATUS;

ENHYDRA; ENHYDRA LUTRIS; ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS; MAMMALIA; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 84876392164     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/12-MAMM-A-035.1     Document Type: Article

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