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Free-swimming northern elephant seals have low field metabolic rates that are sensitive to an increased cost of transport

2014
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The Journal of Experimental Biology

Maresh, J., Simmons, S., Crocker, D., McDonald, B. et al.

Widely ranging marine predators often adopt stereotyped, energysaving behaviours to minimize the energetic cost of transport while maximizing energy gain. Environmental and anthropogenic disturbances can disrupt...
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Keywords: Accelerometer, Disturbance, Drag, Energetics, Field metabolic rate, Flipper stroking, Foraging, Locomotion, Translocation