Reproductive success is energetically linked to foraging efficiency in Antarctic fur seals.

The efficiency with which individuals extract energy from their environment defines their survival and reproductive success, and thus their selective contribution to the population. Individuals that forage more efficiently (i.e., when energy gained exceeds energy expended) are likely to be more succ...

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Main Authors: Tiphaine Jeanniard-du-Dot, Andrew W Trites, John P Y Arnould, Christophe Guinet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5409505?pdf=render