Temporal variation in the vertical stratification of blubber fatty acids alters diet predictions for lactating Weddell seals

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
• Main Authors: Wheatley, K., Nichols, P., Hindell, M., Harcourt, R., Bradshaw, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science BV 2007
• Subjects: Blubber; Diet; Fatty acids; Lactation; Mobilization; Bradshaw; Corey; Harcourt; Weddell; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/48258; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2007.07.005

Copyright © 2007 Elsevier B.V. Fatty acid signature analysis of blubber has been used to study the foraging ecology of some marine mammals. However, species-specific information on fatty acid (FA) deposition, distribution and mobilization is required to develop further the application of FA as troph...