Milking Strategy in Subantarctic Fur Seals Arctocephalus tropicalis Breeding on Amsterdam Island: Evidence from Changes in Milk Composition

• Published in: Physiological and biochemical zoology 2001-07, Vol.74 (4), p.548-559
• Main Authors: Georges, Jean-Yves, Groscolas, René, Guinet, Christophe, Robin, Jean-Patrice
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Suckling; Biodiversity and Ecology; Body Weight; Environment and Society; Environmental Sciences; Feeding Behavior - physiology; Female; Fur Seals - metabolism; Fur Seals - physiology; Fur Seals - psychology; Indian Ocean Islands; Lactation - metabolism; Lactation - physiology; Lactation - psychology; Lipid Metabolism; Milk - chemistry; Milk - metabolism; Milk Proteins - metabolism; Seasons
• ISSN: 1522-2152; 1537-5293
• DOI: 10.1086/322164

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