Effects of maternal age and mass on foraging behaviour and foraging success in the northern elephant seal

Functional Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1055-1063

  Hassrick, Jason L ^a   Crocker, Daniel E ^b   Costa, Daniel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Body mass; Diving behaviour; Foraging efficiency; Foraging success; Northern elephant seal; Pinniped

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BIOENERGETICS; BODY MASS; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FAT RESERVE; FEEDING GROUND; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATERNAL EFFECT; MOVEMENT; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PINNIPED; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESIDENCE TIME; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 84880751056     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12108     Document Type: Article

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