Blubber fatty acid profiles indicate dietary resource partitioning between adult and juvenile southern elephant seals

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Newland, C., Field, I., Nichols, P., Bradshaw, C., Hindell, M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-research 2009
• Subjects: Fatty acid signature analysis; Southern elephant seal; Diet; Resource partitioning; Bradshaw; Corey; Elephant Seal; Elephant Seals; Mirounga leonina; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2440/51800; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08010

Copyright © 2009 Inter-Research. When resources are limited or patchy, a species may develop some degree of resource partitioning to reduce intra-specific competition. Development of intra-specific resource partitioning is more pronounced in species with clear phenotypic variation among individuals...