Energetic Cost of Diving

Comparison of oxygen consumption in feeding vs. non-feeding dives of the same length in the Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii).

Usage

WeddellSeals

Format

A data frame with 10 observations on the following 3 variables.

individual

a numeric vector

oxygen.use.nonfeeding

a numeric vector

oxygen.use.feeding

a numeric vector

Source

Williams, T.M., L.A. Fuiman, M. Horning, and R.W. Davis. 2004. The cost of foraging by a marine predator, the Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddellii: pricing by the stroke. Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 973-982.

References

http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/207/6/973

Examples

xyplot(oxygen.use.nonfeeding ~ oxygen.use.feeding, WeddellSeals)