Influence of hunting strategy on foraging efficiency in Galapagos sea lions
The endangered Galapagos sea lion (GSL, Zalophus wollebaeki) exhibits a range of foraging strategies utilising various dive types including benthic, epipelagic and mesopelagic dives. In the present study, potential prey captures (PPC), prey energy consumption and energy expenditure in lactating adul...
Main Authors: | Jessica-Anne Blakeway, John P.Y. Arnould, Andrew J. Hoskins, Patricia Martin-Cabrera, Grace J. Sutton, Luis A. Huckstadt, Daniel P. Costa, Diego Páez-Rosas, Stella Villegas-Amtmann |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2021-04-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/11206.pdf |
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