Thermal limits in young northern fur seals, Callorhinus ursinus

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1014-1028

  Rosen, David A S ^a   Trites, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Callorhinus ursinus; Metabolism; Northern fur seal; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; CLIMATE CHANGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; METABOLISM; PINNIPED; PREY AVAILABILITY; THERMOREGULATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

CALLORHINUS; CALLORHINUS URSINUS;

EID: 84903820415     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mms.12097     Document Type: Article

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