Variation in body condition during the post-moult foraging trip of southern elephant seals and its consequences on diving behaviour

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 2609-2619

  Richard, Gaëtan ^a   Vacquié Garcia, Jade ^a   Jouma'a, Joffrey ^a   Picard, Baptiste ^a   Génin, Alexandre ^a   Arnould, John P Y ^b   Bailleul, Frédéric ^a   Guinet, Christophe ^a  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body condition; Buoyancy; Mirounga leonina; Speed; Swimming effort

Indexed keywords

MIROUNGA LEONINA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; BODY COMPOSITION; DIVING; FEMALE; PHOCIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA; SWIMMING; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BODY COMPOSITION; DIVING; FEMALE; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEALS, EARLESS; SWIMMING; TELEMETRY;

EID: 84908688334     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.088542     Document Type: Article

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