Changes in stable isotope composition during fasting in phocid seals

• Published in: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
• Main Authors: Habran Sarah, Damseaux France, Pomeroy Patrick, Debier, Cathy, Crocker Daniel, Lepoint Gilles, Das Krishna
• Other Authors: UCL - SST/LIBST - Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: JohnWiley & Sons Ltd. 2019
• Subjects: Nes; Nes’; Elephant Seal
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/213674; https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.8308

The grey seal, Halichoerus grypus (GS), and the northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris (NES), come ashore for reproduction. This period involves intense physiological processes such as lactation in females and a developmental post-weaning fast in juveniles. Previous studies have shown that...