Lactation costs in southern elephant seals at King George Island, South Shetland Islands

Labelled-water methodology was used to quantify energy costs and energy transfer efficiency in 18 mother-pup pairs of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) during lactation. During the lactation period, mothers lost a mean mass of 227 ± 47 kg. Mass loss included 22% of the protein, 60% of the f...

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Autores principales: Carlini, A.R., Márquez, M.E.I., Panarello, H., Ramdohr, S., Daneri, G.A., Bornemann, H., Plötz, J.
Formato: JOUR
Materias:
bioenergetics
lactation
parent-offspring interaction
pinniped
reproductive cost
Antarctica
King George Island
South Shetland Islands
elephant
Mirounga leonina
Phocidae
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07224060_v27_n5_p266_Carlini
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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