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Report on validation and calibration of fatty acid signatures in blubber as indicators of prey in Hawaiian monk seal diet : a report submitted under contract No. AB133F-03-SE-1195 September 2003
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2010
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Description:"Fatty acid signature analysis is widely use in the study of marine mammal diets and trophic ecology. Several recent peer-reviewed articles and reference books on the subject cite an unpublished study carried out by scientists at Dalhousie University and Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute under Contract No. AB 133F-03-SE-1195 with the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. A report of the study was prepared under the contract and submitted to PIFSC in September 2003. The report describe s experiments in 2001 using captive Hawaiian monk seals to validate and calibrate fatty acid signatures for use in ascertaining the feeding habits of this endangered species"--Preface.
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Content Notes:Sara J. Iverson, Brent S. Steward, Pamela K. Yochem.
"December 2010."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 18-19).
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