Body condition changes at sea: Onboard calculation and telemetry of body density in diving animals

The ability of marine mammals to accumulate sufficient lipid energy reserves is vital for mammals' survival and successful reproduction. However, long-term monitoring of at-sea changes in body condition, specifically lipid stores, has only been possible in elephant seals performing prolonged dr...

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Published in:Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors: Adachi, Taiki, Lovell, Philip, Turnbull, James, Fedak, Mike A., Picard, Baptiste, Guinet, Christophe, Biuw, Martin, Keates, Theresa R., Holser, Rachel R., Costa, Daniel P., Crocker, Daniel E., Miller, Patrick J. O.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2023
Subjects:
Elephant Seals
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3102736
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14089
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Summary:The ability of marine mammals to accumulate sufficient lipid energy reserves is vital for mammals' survival and successful reproduction. However, long-term monitoring of at-sea changes in body condition, specifically lipid stores, has only been possible in elephant seals performing prolonged drift dives (low-density lipids alter the rates of depth change while drifting). This approach has limited applicability to other species. publishedVersion

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