Foraging behaviour of Antarctic fur seals during periods of contrasting prey abundance

1. Foraging behaviour of Antarctic fur seals rearing pups at Bird Island, South Georgia, was assessed using at-sea activity patterns measured by electronic time- depth recorders. Information was obtained for a total of 75 individuals and 191 foraging trips to sea over five reproductive seasons from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: IL Boyd, John Arnould, T Barton, JP Croxall
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 1994
Subjects:
foraging
fur-seal
diving
behaviour
seals
krill
fur
predators
animal ecology
Antarctic
Bird Island
Antarc*
Antarctic Fur Seals
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30100674
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