Temporal patterns of milk production in Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella)
The timing of milk production in Antarctic fur seals was studied at Bird Island, South Georgia. Like all lactating otariid seals (Pinnipedia: Otariidae), Antarctic fur seal females alternate between short nursing periods ashore and regular foraging trips to sea. Females do not necessarily return to...
Published in: | Journal of Zoology |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wiley
1995
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x |
id |
crwiley:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
crwiley:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x 2024-09-15T17:46:56+00:00 Temporal patterns of milk production in Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella) Arnould, J. P. Y. Boyd, I. L. 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Zoology volume 237, issue 1, page 1-12 ISSN 0952-8369 1469-7998 journal-article 1995 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x 2024-08-22T04:16:16Z The timing of milk production in Antarctic fur seals was studied at Bird Island, South Georgia. Like all lactating otariid seals (Pinnipedia: Otariidae), Antarctic fur seal females alternate between short nursing periods ashore and regular foraging trips to sea. Females do not necessarily return to the colony with full mammae, which indicates that mammary volume capacity is unlikely to limit foraging trip duration. Upon arrival at the colony, milk fat (r 2 = 0.33, P < 0.04) and protein (r 2 = 0.60, P < 0.002) content were positively correlated to the time spent at sea. A similar trend was observed in the milk produced on land. The rate of milk energy production was much lower at sea (5.02 ± 0.05 MJ day ‐1 ) than on land (23.66 ± 4.4 MJ ‐1 day ‐1 ). The rate of milk energy production during the foraging trip was negatively correlated to the time spent at sea (r 2 = 0.29, P < 0.05), whereas the rate of milk energy production on land was positively correlated (r 2 = 0.61, P < 0.001) to the duration of the preceding foraging trip. The total amount of milk energy delivered to the pup during each twoday nursing period was positively correlated (r 2 = 0.60, P < 0.002) to the duration of the previous foraging trip. The overall rate of milk energy delivery, however, was independent of foraging trip duration. This accords with previous observations that the growth rates of Antarctic fur seal pups are unaffected by maternal foraging trip duration patterns. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Fur Seal Antarctic Fur Seals Arctocephalus gazella Bird Island Wiley Online Library Journal of Zoology 237 1 1 12 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Wiley Online Library |
op_collection_id |
crwiley |
language |
English |
description |
The timing of milk production in Antarctic fur seals was studied at Bird Island, South Georgia. Like all lactating otariid seals (Pinnipedia: Otariidae), Antarctic fur seal females alternate between short nursing periods ashore and regular foraging trips to sea. Females do not necessarily return to the colony with full mammae, which indicates that mammary volume capacity is unlikely to limit foraging trip duration. Upon arrival at the colony, milk fat (r 2 = 0.33, P < 0.04) and protein (r 2 = 0.60, P < 0.002) content were positively correlated to the time spent at sea. A similar trend was observed in the milk produced on land. The rate of milk energy production was much lower at sea (5.02 ± 0.05 MJ day ‐1 ) than on land (23.66 ± 4.4 MJ ‐1 day ‐1 ). The rate of milk energy production during the foraging trip was negatively correlated to the time spent at sea (r 2 = 0.29, P < 0.05), whereas the rate of milk energy production on land was positively correlated (r 2 = 0.61, P < 0.001) to the duration of the preceding foraging trip. The total amount of milk energy delivered to the pup during each twoday nursing period was positively correlated (r 2 = 0.60, P < 0.002) to the duration of the previous foraging trip. The overall rate of milk energy delivery, however, was independent of foraging trip duration. This accords with previous observations that the growth rates of Antarctic fur seal pups are unaffected by maternal foraging trip duration patterns. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Arnould, J. P. Y. Boyd, I. L. |
spellingShingle |
Arnould, J. P. Y. Boyd, I. L. Temporal patterns of milk production in Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella) |
author_facet |
Arnould, J. P. Y. Boyd, I. L. |
author_sort |
Arnould, J. P. Y. |
title |
Temporal patterns of milk production in Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella) |
title_short |
Temporal patterns of milk production in Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella) |
title_full |
Temporal patterns of milk production in Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella) |
title_fullStr |
Temporal patterns of milk production in Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella) |
title_full_unstemmed |
Temporal patterns of milk production in Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella) |
title_sort |
temporal patterns of milk production in antarctic fur seals ( arctocephalus gazella) |
publisher |
Wiley |
publishDate |
1995 |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x |
genre |
Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Fur Seal Antarctic Fur Seals Arctocephalus gazella Bird Island |
genre_facet |
Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Fur Seal Antarctic Fur Seals Arctocephalus gazella Bird Island |
op_source |
Journal of Zoology volume 237, issue 1, page 1-12 ISSN 0952-8369 1469-7998 |
op_rights |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02741.x |
container_title |
Journal of Zoology |
container_volume |
237 |
container_issue |
1 |
container_start_page |
1 |
op_container_end_page |
12 |
_version_ |
1810495379217580032 |