Foraging behavior of juvenile steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska

Relating the behavior of predators to prey density is an important aspect of foraging theory. Changes in prey accessibility may have contributed to a greater-than 80% decline in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) throughout the western portion of their range during the last 30 years. A new metho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schrader, Wendy Jane
Other Authors: Horning, Markus
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Texas A&M University 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/5922