Table 1 Seal characteristics, accelerometer details and summary metabolic rates from all trials.
From: Proxies of energy expenditure for marine mammals: an experimental test of “the time trap”
Species | ID | Mass | Age | Marine facility | Device | Recording rate | Attachment method | Submergence time | N | \({\boldsymbol{sV}}{{\boldsymbol{O}}}_{{\boldsymbol{2}}}\) | \(s\dot{{\boldsymbol{V}}}{{\boldsymbol{O}}}_{{\boldsymbol{2}}}\) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small females and juveniles | |||||||||||
AFS | AFF1 | 69–78 | 17 | RF2 | G6a+ | 25 Hz | Tape | 1.46 (0.20) | 12 | 45.28 (8.47) | 21.01 (2.94) |
ASL | ASF4 | 66 | 17 | RF1 | G6a+ | 25 Hz | Harness | 1.43 (0.58) | 7 | 45.72 (27.89) | 22.35 (7.04) |
ASL | ASF1* | 47 | 5 | RF1 | G6a+ | 25 Hz | Harness | 1.39 (0.12) | 8 | 56.22 (6.93) | 29.43 (3.06) |
NZFS | NFM1* | 54–55 | 8 | RF3 | G6a+ | 25 Hz | Tape | 1.03 (0.19) | 7 | 36.13 (9.69) | 34.52 (5.74) |
Large males | |||||||||||
AFS | AFM1 | 179–182 | 14 | RF2 | G6a+ | 25 Hz | Tape | 1.45 (0.36) | 24 | 35.58 (11.26) | 17.68 (5.02) |
ASL | ASM1 | 153–160 | 12 | RF3 | G6a+ | 25 Hz | Tape | 1.35 (0.32) | 17 | 28.65 (8.43) | 15.37 (3.03) |
ASL | ASM2 | 110–125 | 9 | RF1 | G6a+ | 25 Hz | Harness | 2.03 (0.31) | 7 | 68.02 (12.67) | 16.87 (3.39) |
NZFS | NFM2 | 149–161 | 11 | RF2 | G6a+ | 25 Hz | Tape | 2.17 (0.44) | 23 | 50.77 (17.97) | 10.64 (1.59) |
NZFS | NFM3 | 154 | 13 | RF3 | G6a+ | 25 Hz | Tape | 0.95 (0.10) | 15 | 16.47 (2.58) | 18.42 (2.04) |
Large females | |||||||||||
SSL | F00BO | 155–160 | 15 | RF4 | Daily Diary | 32 Hz | Harness | 2.31 (0.75) | 33 | 53.84 (25.55) | 10.52 (3.87) |
SSL | F97HA | 172–175 | 18 | RF4 | Daily Diary | 32 Hz | Harness | 2.19 (0.81) | 33 | 54.58 (27.30) | 11.94 (3.46) |
SSL | F97SI | 230–233 | 18 | RF4 | Daily Diary | 32 Hz | Harness | 2.38 (0.67) | 29 | 53.53 (22.37) | 9.49 (1.63) |
SSL | F00YA | 214–218 | 15 | RF4 | Daily Diary | 32 Hz | Harness | 2.35 (0.85) | 35 | 56.78 (30.23) | 10.42 (2.59) |
