Inter- and intra-annual variation in milk composition in Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella)

• Main Authors: John Arnould, Ian L Boyd
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1995
• Subjects: Animal physiology - biophysics; Animal physiology - cell; Animal physiology - systems; Zoology not elsewhere classified; Medical physiology not elsewhere classified; Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Physiology; Zoology; Antarctic fur seals; Arctocephalus gazella; Bird Island; South Georgia; milk composition; Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30119675; https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Inter-_and_intra-annual_variation_in_milk_composition_in_Antarctic_fur_seals_Arctocephalus_gazella_/20828989

The inter- and intra-annual variation in milk composition in Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) was investigated over three consecutive lactation periods (1990-1992) at Bird Island, South Georgia, which included one period of low food availability. One hundred and ninety-two milk samples we...