Dive behaviour and foraging effort of female Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus

Dive behaviour and foraging effort of female Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus

While marine top predators can play a critical role in ecosystem structure and dynamics through their effects on prey populations, how the predators function in this role is often not well understood. In the Benguela region of southern Africa, the Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) popu...

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Main Authors: S. P. Kirkman, D. P. Costa, A.-L. Harrison, P. G. H. Kotze, W. H. Oosthuizen, M. Weise, J. A. Botha, J. P. Y. Arnould
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2019-10-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
south africa
benguela
pelagic
benthic
environmental change
aerobic dive limit
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.191369

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