Linking foraging behaviour of the northern elephant seal with oceanography and bathymetry at mesoscales

ABSTRACT: We examined the foraging behaviour of 12 adult female northern elephant seals in relation to mesoscale oceanographic features between 1995 and 1997. Females were divided into 3 groups based on the geographic region to which they migrated (‘coastal’, ‘coastal-oceanic’ and ‘oceanic’). We def...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine Ecology Progress Series. - Inter-Research, 1979. - 346(2007) vom: Sept., Seite 265-275
1. Verfasser:	Simmons, Samantha E. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Crocker, Daniel E., Kudela, Raphael M., Costa, Daniel P.
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Marine Ecology Progress Series
Schlagworte:	Mirounga angustirostris Temperature Benthic Mesoscale Eddies Sex Behavioral sciences Biological sciences Physical sciences