Foraging trips of female South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) from Isla Chañaral, Chile

Authors

  • Lily Muñoz Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Valparaíso
  • Guido Pavez Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y de Recursos Naturales, Universidad de Valparaíso
  • Patricia Inostroza Centro de Investigación y Gestión de los Recursos Naturales (CIGREN), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile. Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile.
  • Maritza Sepulveda Centro de Investigación y Gestión de los Recursos Naturales (CIGREN), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile. Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00178

Keywords:

Feeding ecology, Otaria flavescens, Foraging trips

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2014-01-27

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Muñoz, L., Pavez, G., Inostroza, P., & Sepulveda, M. (2014). Foraging trips of female South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) from Isla Chañaral, Chile. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 9(2), 140-144. https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00178

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