Foraging and provisioning in Antarctic fur seals: interannual variability in time-energy budgets
This study examined three competing hypotheses to explain how lactating Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella ) respond to changes in the level of resource availability. Antarctic fur seals have episodic bouts of suckling (1-3 days), alternating with foraging trips (3-10 days). Foraging time b...
Published in: | Behavioral Ecology |
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Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
1999
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Online Access: | http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/10/2/198 https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/10.2.198 |