Comparing stable isotope values from vibrissae of newborn Antarctic fur seal pups (Arctocephalus gazella) to those of their mothers to better understand adult female foraging ecology and migration patterns
Overexploitation of Southern Ocean fish stocks has caused significant trophic restructuring in Antarctic marine ecosystems, forcing Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) to forage on alternative prey. As a species that has faced near extinction in the recent past, it is important to have accur...
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Format: | Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship, University of California
2016
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Online Access: | http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/5vn5x64v http://n2t.net/ark:/13030/m5qv87t6 |