Browsing by Author "Boness, DJ"
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Development of the blood and muscle oxygen stores in gray seals (Halichoerus grypus): Implications for juvenile diving capacity and the necessity of a terrestrial postweaning fast
Noren, SR; Iverson, Sara J.; Boness, DJ (2005-07)To successfully transition from nursing to foraging, phocid seal pups must develop adequate diving physiology within the limited time between birth and their first independent foraging trip to sea. We studied the postpartum ... -
The energetics of male reproduction in an acquatically mating pinniped, the harbour seal
Coltman, DW; Bowen, WD; Iverson, Sara J.; Boness, DJ (1998-07)The energy expenditure of breeding male harbour seals, Phoca vitulina, on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, was investigated by measuring changes in body mass, body composition, and water flux using isotope dilution. Seals lost ...