Evidence of partial deferment of digestion during diving in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 469, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-97

  Rosen, David A S ^a   Gerlinsky, Carling D ^a   Trites, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digestion; Diving; Foraging; Metabolism; Sea lion

Indexed keywords

AIR-BREATHING ORGANISM; DIGESTION; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; FUTURE PROSPECT; METABOLISM; OPEN OCEAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PINNIPED;

ANIMALIA; EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS; OTARIIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84928997660     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2015.04.017     Document Type: Article

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