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Adapted to change: Low energy requirements in a low and unpredictable productivity environment, the case of the Galapagos sea lion

2016
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Deep-Sea Research II in press

Villegas-Amtmann, S., McDonald, B., Paez-Rosas, D., Aurioles-Gamboa, D. et al.

The rate of energy expenditure and acquisition are fundamental components of an animals’ life history. Within mammals, the otariids (sea lions and fur seals) exhibit energetically...
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Keywords: Diving behavior, Double labeled water, Metabolic rate, Otariids, Zalophus wollwbaeki