Pre-partum diet of adult female bearded seals in years of contrasting ice conditions.

Changing patterns of sea-ice distribution and extent have measurable effects on polar marine systems. Beyond the obvious impacts of key-habitat loss, it is unclear how such changes will influence ice-associated marine mammals in part because of the logistical difficulties of studying foraging behavi...

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Main Authors: Mark A Hindell, Christian Lydersen, Haakon Hop, Kit M Kovacs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3365033?pdf=render